金額|きんがくkingaku[0]heiban (flat)

1. nounamount of money; sum
   飲み代のみしろとして使つかった金額きんがくは総計そうけい７千ななせんドルだった。↗

   The total bill for drinks came up to 7000 dollars.

• Synonym金高きんだかWrittenA rare, written-style word for the total sum of money; in everyday use say 「金額」 or 「総額」.
• Synonym銭嵩WrittenA rare written word for the amount or quantity of money; very rarely used in daily life—「金額」 is all you need.
• Synonym金嵩WrittenA rare written word for the size of a money amount; not used in everyday language—「金額」 or 「額」 will do.
• Related値あたいNeutralRefers to the price of goods, as in 「値が上がる」; the emphasis is on the price itself, while 「金額」 is a specific sum of money.

Use 「金額」 for a specific amount of money. For the price of goods, 「値段」 or 「値」 is the natural choice, and for a total sum use 「総額」. 「金高」, 「銭嵩」 and 「金嵩」 are rare written words you will hardly ever need.

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1. 具体的ぐたいてきな数字すうじで表あらわした金銭きんせんの量りょう。[1876年ねん～]