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   amount

   /əˈmaʊnt/

   noun

   • 1. a quantity of something, especially the total of a thing or things in number, size, value, or extent: "sport gives an enormous amount of pleasure to many people"
   • ▪ a sum of money: "they have spent a colossal amount rebuilding the stadium"

   verb

   • 1. come to be (the total) when added together: "losses amounted to over 10 million pounds"
   • ▪ be regarded or classified as; be the equivalent of: "their actions amounted to a conspiracy"
   • ▪ develop into; become: "you'll never amount to anything"

   Word Origin Middle English (as a verb): from Old French amunter, from amont ‘upward’, literally ‘uphill’, from Latin ad montem. The noun use dates from the early 18th century.

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   What is the meaning of the word amount?

   • Here are all the possible meanings and translations of the word amount. "he borrowed a large sum"; "the amount he had in cash was insufficient" "This idea will never amount to anything"; "nothing came of his grandiose plans" The total, aggregate or sum of material. Not applicable to discrete numbers or units or items. A quantity or volume.

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   What is the meaning of quantity?

   • n. 1. The total of two or more quantities; the aggregate. 2. A number; a sum. 3. A principal plus its interest, as in a loan. 4. The full effect or meaning; import. 5. Quantity: a great amount of intelligence. 1. To add up in number or quantity: The purchases amounted to 50 dollars. 2.

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   What is the difference between number and amount?

   • The bill amounts to $10. Number is regularly used with count nouns while amount is mainly used with mass nouns. The use of amount with count nouns has been frequently criticized; it usually occurs when the number of things is thought of as a mass or collection or when money is involved.

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   What is the meaning of total?

   • n. 1. the sum total of two or more quantities or sums. 2. quantity; measure: a great amount of resistance. 3. the full effect, value, or significance. 4. to total; add (usu. fol. by to ): The bill amounts to $300. 5. to be equal in value, effect, or extent (usu. followed by to ): All those fine words amount to nothing.

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   1. a. : the total number or quantity : aggregate. trying to figure the amount of time it will take. b. : the quantity at hand or under consideration. has an enormous amount of energy. 2. : the whole effect, significance, or import. 3.

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   AMOUNT definition: 1. a collection or mass, especially of something that cannot be counted: 2. a collection or mass…. Learn more.

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   An amount is a number, or quantity, of something. If you're surprised by the amount of work you have to do at your new job, you probably didn't expect such a long list of tasks.

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   noun. the sum total of two or more quantities or sums; aggregate. the sum of the principal and interest of a loan. quantity; measure: a great amount of resistance. the full effect, value, or significance.

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   The amount of something is how much there is, or how much you have, need, or get. He needs that amount of money to survive. [ + of] I still do a certain amount of work for them. [ + of] Postal money orders are available in amounts up to $700. Synonyms: quantity, lot, measure, size More Synonyms of amount. 2. verb.

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   1. To add up in number or quantity: The purchases amounted to 50 dollars. 2. To add up in import or effect: That plan will never amount to anything. 3. To be equivalent or tantamount: accusations that amount to an indictment.

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