What is the meaning of amount?

noun

  • A quantity of money.
    • usage: "he borrowed a large sum"; "the amount he had in cash was insufficient"
  • The relative magnitude of something with reference to a criterion.
    • usage: "an adequate amount of food for four people"
  • How much there is or how many there are of something that you can quantify.
  • A quantity obtained by the addition of a group of numbers.

verb

  • Be tantamount or equivalent to.
    • usage: "Her action amounted to a rebellion"
  • Add up in number or quantity.
    • usage: "The bills amounted to $2, 000"; "The bill came to $2, 000"
  • Develop into.
    • usage: "This idea will never amount to anything"; "nothing came of his grandiose plans"
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