多額

1. Origins, structure, and basic meaning

• Structure: 多額 is read as たがく and is a noun and na-adjectival expression describing an amount of money, cost, or funding as very large.
• Basic usage: A large sum in repair costs appears in 多額の費用, while a large amount of borrowed capital appears in 多額の資金.

2. Common pitfalls and similar expressions

• A large monetary amount
  • It is used for a high monetary total such as costs, funds, or damages, not for a large count or physical volume.
• Difference from 高額
  • The meanings are close, but the comparison term often stresses a high price or individual amount, while this word readily describes a large total sum.