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Helixa Posted 16 years ago
Grammar

'at the amount' vs 'to the amount'

Please tell me which combination is more correct:

The debt of the company is at the amount of $70,000.

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The debt of the company is to the amount of $70,000.
  

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There is a lot that could be explained here (to make those work), but I'll just give you a new sentence because I'm sure this is what you want: The company debt is at $70,000.

— Bender

  • There is a lot that could be explained here (to make those work), but I'll just give you a new sentence because I'm sure this is what you want: The company debt is at $70,000.
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There is a lot that could be explained here (to make those work), but I'll just give you a new sentence because I'm sure this is what you want:

The company debt is at $70,000.
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Hi,



The company debt is at $70,000. This somewhat implies that it is increasing.



You can also say simply

The company debt is $70,000. This doesn't imply that.



Clive
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Neither of the above is correct, at least in British English rather than e.g. American dialect.
The following are OK:

1) The company's debt is $x.
2) The amount of the company's debt is $x.
3) The company's debt amounts to $x.
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At the amount of $70,000.

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