the amount you earn vs the quantity you earn

Both phrases are correct, but they are used in different contexts. 'The amount you earn' is commonly used when referring to money or income, while 'the quantity you earn' is more appropriate when talking about non-monetary items or abstract concepts.

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the amount you earn

This phrase is correct and commonly used when referring to money or income.

This phrase is used to talk about the total sum of money that you receive as income or payment for work.

Examples:

Please let me know the amount you earn per month.
The amount you earn depends on the number of hours you work.
I am curious about the amount you earn from your job.

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The changes introduced would entail an estimated 35 % reduction in catch, and consequently a reduction in the amount fishermen earn.
And back in 1880, it would have been 15 minutes to earn that amount of light on the average wage.
When they go to work and start to earn money, for every amount of money they earn in one year, the trust fund pays them double.
We should take joint action to ensure that the pharmaceutical sector does not earn excessive amounts at the expense of the public in the Member States, since this sector has in any case no cause for complaint about profits.
According to the INE, 34 % of workers earn an amount which is more than, but less than twice, the minimum wage, and a further 10 % earn less than it.
You'll earn, at least, a million which is 20 times the amount you staked
Great, just enter the amount you would care to give on the keypad.
Patients have been given four times the amount you will receive with no adverse reactions.
It's double the amount you asked for.
Fill in the amount you want, my friend.
Your doctor will adjust the amount you take until your blood pressure is controlled.
Your doctor will adjust the amount you take.
And that is the amount you'll pay.
Of course, the amount you need for compensation is not an issue.
NICK: I respect the amount you drink...
I respect the amount you drink...
The amount you're taking has nothing to do with physical pain.
Dad, I don't think the amount of sport you play as a child is in direct ratio to the amount you'll enjoy kissing boys.
Even if I did, the amount you're asking for would take at least 30 days to make.
Please enter the amount you pay for principal and interest or leave the field empty to calculate it.

Alternatives:

your earnings
your income
your salary
your pay
your wages

the quantity you earn

This phrase is correct but less commonly used compared to 'the amount you earn'. It is more suitable for non-monetary items or abstract concepts.

This phrase is used to refer to the total amount or number of non-monetary items or abstract concepts that you acquire through work or other means.

Examples:

The quantity you earn in terms of respect is directly related to your actions.
It's not about the quantity you earn, but the quality of your work.
The quantity you earn in terms of experience is invaluable.

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And from the quantities you were taking...
That's what you earn, Mr President.
That's how you earn your shield.
That makes it almost double what you earn normally.
In this business, whatever you earn becomes your price.
That's how you earn money for your cars.
Men like you earn money easily.
In theses rough benches you earn... the right to intervene in parliament.
My mother said that this is how you earn love.
Well, I suppose this is where you earn your money.
When you earn enough money, the bike is yours.
Until you earn our trust back.
If you do your classwork, homework, you earn stickers.
Everything you earn you turn over to me, keeping nothing for yourself.
Might've made him realize what things mean when you earn them.
I don't know what you earn from your novels, Mr Fielding.
Your name is Isaac Duparde. You earn 7.35 dollars per hour.
It's how you earn respect.
And you earn the gratitude of Metro homicide.
The pittance you earn won't help your family.

Alternatives:

the amount you acquire
the total you receive
what you gain
what you accumulate
what you collect

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