Should it be "number" instead?

I need to get the 50:50 ones (on board) with those who have agreed. I understand quite a sizeable amount of creditors have agreed.

Should it be “number” instead?

Thanks!

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Both number and amount are interchangeable here.

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In my view, number is preferable and more appropriate.

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Come to think about it again, ‘amount’ is probably wrong since it’s used in connection with uncountable nouns such as ‘money’, ‘time’, ‘effort’, etc. rather than countable nouns.

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I understand quite a sizeable amount of creditors have agreed.

I have reproduced the above question in my first post.

I agree with Torsten that “amount” is an uncountable noun. On the other hand, “number” is a counable noun.

Hence, I think that “number” should replace “amount”.

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The noun ‘amount’ itself is not uncountable but it’s used in connection with uncountable nouns.

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Thanks, Torsten, for pointing out that "amount " is countable.

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Yes, I learned that ‘amount’ is countable when I was a teenager from this song:

The handshake seals the contract from the contract
There’s no turning back
The turning point of a career in Korea, being insincere
The holiday was fun packed
The contract still intact

The grabbing hands
Grab all they can
All for themselves after all
The grabbing hands
Grab all they can
All for themselves after all

It’s a competitive world
Everything counts in large amounts

The graph on the wall
Tells the story of it all
Picture it now
See just how the lies and deceit
Gained a little more power
Confidence taken in by a sun tan and a grin

The grabbing hands
Grab all they can
All for themselves after all
The grabbing hands
Grab all they can
All for themselves after all

It’s a competitive world
Everything counts in large amounts
Everything counts in large amounts

The grabbing hands
Grab all they can
Everything counts in large amounts
The grabbing hands
Grab all they can
Everything counts in large amounts

Everything, everything
Everything, everything

The grabbing hands
Grab all they can
Everything counts in large amounts
The grabbing hands
Grab all they can
Everything counts in large amounts

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