asmalleramountof
phraseUK /ə ˈsmɔːlə əˈmaʊnt ɒv/
US /ə ˈsmɔːlər əˈmaʊnt əv/
A smaller amount of something means less of it than before.
Please put a smaller amount of sugar in my tea.
OTHER MEANINGS
2. A reduced quantity compared to another thing.
This recipe uses a smaller amount of flour than the other one.
3. A tiny share or piece of something.
He only ate a smaller amount of the cake.
4. Not as much of something as expected.
We had a smaller amount of rain this year.