amount
noun
- 1
how much there is or how many there are of something that you can quantify
- 2
the relative magnitude of something with reference to a criterion
an adequate amount of food for four people
- 3
a quantity obtained by the addition of a group of numbers
- 4
a quantity of money
he borrowed a large sum
the amount he had in cash was insufficient
verb
- 1
develop into
This idea will never amount to anything
nothing came of his grandiose plans
- 2
add up in number or quantity
The bills amounted to $2,000
The bill came to $2,000
- 3
be tantamount or equivalent to
Her action amounted to a rebellion
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