ample implies having a greater size, expanse, or amount than that deemed adequate.

4 days ago · Ample, a San Francisco EV battery swapping startup founded in 2014, raised over $330 million but filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy on December 19, 2025, due to scaling difficulties, high …

AMPLE definition: 1. more than enough: 2. If the shape of someone's body or a part of their body is ample, it is…. Learn more.

2 days ago · Ample, a San Francisco-based company, aimed to become a key player in the battery-swapping sector. However, the firm has now filed for Chapter 11 insolvency in the Southern District …

1. more than sufficient; abundant: an ample helping. 2. large in size, extent, or amount: of ample proportions.

If you describe someone's figure as ample, you mean that they are large in a pleasant or attractive way.

Ample implies a plentiful provision: to give ample praise. Liberal implies provision from a generous supply (more than ample but less than copious): Liberal amounts of food were distributed to the needy.

There are nine meanings listed in OED's entry for the word ample, two of which are labelled obsolete. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence.

AMPLE definition: fully sufficient or more than adequate for the purpose or needs; plentiful; enough: ample time to finish. See examples of ample used in a sentence.

AMPLE meaning: 1 : having or providing enough or more than enough of what is needed; 2 : quite large