so much 1 adj. 1. A limited amount of; some. Sometimes students wonder if the teacher knows they have only so much time to do their lessons. If you can't give everyone a full glass of milk, just put so much milk in each glass. 2. Equally or amounting to; only amounting to. Often used for emphasis. Charley spends money as if it were so much paper. What Mary said was so much nonsense; there wasn't a word of truth in it.
Compare: SO MANY 1 .
so much 2 pron. A limited amount; some; a price or amount that is agreed or will be agreed on. You can do only so much in a day. Milk costs so much a quart but cream costs so much a pint.
Compare: SO MANY 2 .
so much 3 adv. By that much; by the amount shown; even. Used with the comparative and usually followed by "the". I can't go tomorrow. So much the better; we'll go today. John isn't coming to the picnic. So much the more for us to eat! So much the worse for you if you break the rules.
Synonym: ALL THE 2 .