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amount definition

amount (ə mo̵unt′)

intransitive verb

  1. to add up; equal in total the bill amounts to $4.50
  2. to be equal in meaning, value, or effect her failure to reply amounts to a refusal

Etymology: ME amounten, to ascend < OFr amonter < amont, upward < a- (L ad), to + mont < L montem, acc. sing. of mons, mountain

noun

  1. the sum of two or more quantities; total
  2. the whole meaning, value, or effect
  3. a quantity a fair amount of resistance

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Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

amount Synonyms

amount

n.

  1. The total of several quantities

    sum, product, sum total; see all 1, sum, whole.

  2. Price

    expense, cost, outlay; see price.

  3. Quantity

    volume, measure, mass, number; see quantity.

  4. The combined effect

    substance, value, significance; see result. See syn. study atsum.


Webster's New World Roget's A-Z Thesaurus Copyright © 1999 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

amount Usage Examples

Preposition: of

  • money: He is limited in his lending solely by a multiple of the amount of money he already has.

Converse of object

  • reduce: None have achieved any advance in reducing the amount of drug harm.

Adjective modifier

  • huge: They are taking huge amounts of our money in profits year on year on year.

Noun used with modifier

  • dollar: That notice shall be updated annually to specify the dollar amount of the tax.
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