1
as in ton
a considerable amount we can only make money if we sell our goods in volume

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2
as in amount
a given or particular mass or aggregate of matter produces great volumes of work each day

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as in capacity
the largest number or amount that something can hold state the barrel's volume in terms of gallons

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How is the word volume different from other nouns like it?

The words bulk and mass are common synonyms of volume. While all three words mean "the aggregate that forms a body or unit," volume applies to an aggregate without shape or outline and capable of flowing or fluctuating.

a tremendous volume of water

When can bulk be used instead of volume?

The meanings of bulk and volume largely overlap; however, bulk implies an aggregate that is impressively large, heavy, or numerous.

the darkened bulk of the skyscrapers

When might mass be a better fit than volume?

The words mass and volume are synonyms, but do differ in nuance. Specifically, mass suggests an aggregate made by piling together things of the same kind.

a mass of boulders

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Recent Examples of volume Despite the tariff turmoil, port volume in 2025 is tracking 5% ahead of this time last year. Vanessa Yurkevich, CNN Money, 14 July 2025 Ukraine's air defenses are under severe strain, struggling to intercept the growing volume of attacks. Gabe Whisnant, MSNBC Newsweek, 14 July 2025 Import and export volumes at U.S. ports Monthly TEUs | Jan. 2022–June 2025 The line chart shows the monthly import and export volumes, in TEUs, processed at U.S. ports from Jan. 2022 through June 2025. Lori Ann Larocco, CNBC, 14 July 2025 However, Eduardo Ramirez, Chief Designer of Hyundai Design Europe, told me that despite the extra aerodynamic volume, the bigger optional wing doesn't create extra drag. Tim Stevens, ArsTechnica, 14 July 2025 See All Example Sentences for volume
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Noun
  • Following a first season of twists and turns (and a ton of points allowed), Canales and his crew are hoping to see improved returns from Ejiro Evero’s defense in 2025.
    Mike Kaye July 14, Charlotte Observer, 14 July 2025
  • While opting for the white colorway will offer coastal appeal, like the brand’s Loire headboard, this one has tons of fabric options to personalize its design to match your aesthetic.
    Nashia Baker, Architectural Digest, 14 July 2025
Noun
  • Feed your systems large amounts of representative samples for optimal results.
    Laurent Charpentier, Forbes.com, 25 July 2025
  • The models use blower parts to push an enormous amount of air up a small pipe, through a chopper and out the horn.
    Claudia Levens, jsonline.com, 25 July 2025
Noun
  • The book is published with Forbes Books, the exclusive business book publishing imprint of Forbes.
    Forbes Books Press Release Official, Forbes.com, 15 July 2025
  • The half-giant Hagrid features in every Harry Potter book and is one of the first characters to appear in The Philosopher’s Stone.
    Max Goldbart, Deadline, 15 July 2025
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  • By the end of the year, 103,000 more pets had entered shelters than had exited, contributing to an ongoing capacity crisis in U.S. shelters.
    Alice Gibbs, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 July 2025
  • The completion of this $5.7 million project, the first step in a $600 million expansion that pushes the plant’s capacity to 50 million gallons per day, appears to be what the memorandum is referring to in regards to capacity expansion in August.
    Paul Sisson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 July 2025
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  • Videos have been spreading on social media platforms that appear to show a plethora of animals, such as herds of bison, elk, mountain lions and grizzly bears, are leaving the nation's oldest national park in large quantities.
    Julia Jacobo, ABC News, 17 July 2025
  • Lee’s first foray into the Rhône and Rhône varieties, Etienne Essen is made in extremely small quantities, and Coronati’s total volume is even smaller: Just 2,400 bottles of Essen and 1,200 of Coronati were made from the 2023 harvest.
    Mike DeSimone, Robb Report, 15 July 2025
Noun
  • Their first encounters, like those of Malaparte’s other early American readers, came via pulpy Signet paperbacks in the nineteen-fifties.
    Thomas Meaney, New Yorker, 2 July 2025
  • Gen was stupidly tall and although her shoes were falling apart, her relaxed, graceful pace made Emily think of paintings of gentlemen from bygone eras, the kind on paperbacks like The Age of Innocence.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 9 June 2025
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  • Now a set of prominent figures close to the software firm Palantir are pitching a new project to shake up streaming TV and film with a portfolio ranging from feature films about daring Israeli and American military operations to a three-part treatment of an Ayn Rand tome.
    Max Tani, semafor.com, 21 July 2025
  • Photo : Louis Vuitton/Taschen The tome was edited by Pino Allievi.
    Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 18 July 2025
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  • In videos from the scene, police officers are seen restraining people on the ground and making arrests as dozens of people march across the bridge from Cincinnati.
    Quinlan Bentley, The Enquirer, 23 July 2025
  • If President Donald Trump moves forward with plans to reinstate broad tariffs on dozens of countries in August, and follows through on additional threats, prices could climb even further.
    Diana Leyva, The Tennessean, 23 July 2025

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“Volume.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/volume. Accessed 29 Jul. 2025.

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