noun, adverb
how much; how many; what amount
Interrogative noun or adverb asking about price, cost, quantity, or amount. Very common in questions such as いくらですか and いくらかかる.
この時計、いくらでしたか。
How much was this watch?
修理にいくら
How much will the repair cost?
noun, used as a suffix
something over; and change; -odd
Suffix-like use after a rounded number, especially a money amount, meaning that the real amount is a little more but the exact remainder is not being stated.
修理代は五千円いくらだった。
The repair cost five thousand yen and change.
adverb
however much; no matter how
Used in concessive patterns such as いくら〜ても and いくら〜でも, meaning that the result holds regardless of the degree or amount.
いくら説明しても、彼は分かってくれなかった。
No matter how much I explained, he would not understand.
いくら忙しくても、食事は抜かないでください。
No matter how busy you are, please do not skip meals.