What does amount mean?
Definitions for amount
əˈmaʊntamount
Here are all the possible meanings and translations of the word amount.
Princeton's WordNet
sum, sum of money, amount, amount of moneynoun
a quantity of money
"he borrowed a large sum"; "the amount he had in cash was insufficient"
amountnoun
the relative magnitude of something with reference to a criterion
"an adequate amount of food for four people"
measure, quantity, amountnoun
how much there is or how many there are of something that you can quantify
sum, amount, totalverb
a quantity obtained by the addition of a group of numbers
amountverb
be tantamount or equivalent to
"Her action amounted to a rebellion"
total, number, add up, come, amountverb
add up in number or quantity
"The bills amounted to $2,000"; "The bill came to $2,000"
come, add up, amountverb
develop into
"This idea will never amount to anything"; "nothing came of his grandiose plans"
Wiktionary
amountnoun
The total, aggregate or sum of material. Not applicable to discrete numbers or units or items.
Etymology: From amounten, from amounter, from amunt, amont, prop. prep. phr. a mont, from ad montem, from ad + montem, accusative of mons.
amountnoun
A quantity or volume.
Etymology: From amounten, from amounter, from amunt, amont, prop. prep. phr. a mont, from ad montem, from ad + montem, accusative of mons.
amountverb
To total or evaluate.
It amounts to three dollars and change.
Etymology: From amounten, from amounter, from amunt, amont, prop. prep. phr. a mont, from ad montem, from ad + montem, accusative of mons.
amountverb
To be the same as or equivalent to.
Etymology: From amounten, from amounter, from amunt, amont, prop. prep. phr. a mont, from ad montem, from ad + montem, accusative of mons.
Webster Dictionary
Amountnoun
to go up; to ascend
Etymology: [OF. amonter to increase, advance, ascend, fr. amont (equiv. to L. ad montem to the mountain) upward, F. amont up the river. See Mount, n.]
Amountnoun
to rise or reach by an accumulation of particular sums or quantities; to come (to) in the aggregate or whole; -- with to or unto
Etymology: [OF. amonter to increase, advance, ascend, fr. amont (equiv. to L. ad montem to the mountain) upward, F. amont up the river. See Mount, n.]
Amountnoun
to rise, reach, or extend in effect, substance, or influence; to be equivalent; to come practically (to); as, the testimony amounts to very little
Etymology: [OF. amonter to increase, advance, ascend, fr. amont (equiv. to L. ad montem to the mountain) upward, F. amont up the river. See Mount, n.]
Amountverb
to signify; to amount to
Etymology: [OF. amonter to increase, advance, ascend, fr. amont (equiv. to L. ad montem to the mountain) upward, F. amont up the river. See Mount, n.]
Amountnoun
the sum total of two or more sums or quantities; the aggregate; the whole quantity; a totality; as, the amount of 7 and 9 is 16; the amount of a bill; the amount of this year's revenue
Etymology: [OF. amonter to increase, advance, ascend, fr. amont (equiv. to L. ad montem to the mountain) upward, F. amont up the river. See Mount, n.]
Amountnoun
the effect, substance, value, significance, or result; the sum; as, the amount of the testimony is this
Etymology: [OF. amonter to increase, advance, ascend, fr. amont (equiv. to L. ad montem to the mountain) upward, F. amont up the river. See Mount, n.]
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Amount
a-mownt′, v.i. to mount or rise to: to result in: to come in meaning or substance to (with to).—n. the whole sum: the effect or result. [O. Fr. amonter, to ascend—L. ad, to, mont, mons, a mountain.]
Editors Contribution
amount
A quantity of.
The amount of people attending the wedding was accurately communicated to the hotel a few days before.
Submitted by MaryC on January 26, 2020
British National Corpus
Spoken Corpus Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'amount' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #688
Written Corpus Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'amount' in Written Corpus Frequency: #615
Nouns Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'amount' in Nouns Frequency: #223
Verbs Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'amount' in Verbs Frequency: #603
Anagrams for amount »
outman
mantou
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of amount in Chaldean Numerology is: 9
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of amount in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3
Examples of amount in a Sentence
Butanol, which is our fuel, is an advanced fuel that's a four carbon alcohol, so inherently it has more energy, it has almost the same amount of energy as petrol, whereas bioethanol has only got 70 percent of it, you can store it and pipe it and use the existing infrastructure to distribute this, and in fact you do not need to modify an engine. So this is a genuine like-for-like substitution for oil or diesel - and moreover the fuel is not restricted to automobiles. It's currently being trialled in shipping industry and is a very good base unit for jet fuel.
Jim:
When you read about a car crash in which two or three youngsters are killed, do you pause to dwell on the amount of love and treasure and patience parents poured into bodies no longer suitable for open caskets
Anchorage Municipal Manager Bill Falsey:
At this point, though, we're not seeing a significant amount of bridge damage.
A person who has evil intention and plays with people's emotion for selfish gain can neither be cured with meditation nor medication, and even does not feel relieved of stress & strain through any amount of Yoga session.
I am pushing back on the myth, a strong environment program doesn't mean we have to collect a particular dollar amount or pick up a number of penalties.
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Translations for amount
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- مبلغArabic
- количество, сума, възлизам на, съставлявам, сборBulgarian
- množstvíCzech
- mål, beløb, det samme, beløbe, ensbetydende, løbe op, antal, sum, mængdeDanish
- Betrag, Anzahl, beträgt, MengeGerman
- ποσότητα, σύνολο, ισοδυναμώ, ανέρχομαι, ποσόGreek
- monto, cantidadSpanish
- مقدارPersian
- lukumäärä, määräFinnish
- quantité, monter, correspondre, montantFrench
- suimIrish
- suimScottish Gaelic
- סכוםHebrew
- रकमHindi
- összeg, mennyiségHungarian
- jumlahIndonesian
- ammontare, quantitàItalian
- 量, 総量Japanese
- ჯამი, რაოდენობა, ოდენობაGeorgian
- сумма, көлөм, жыйынтык, аздык-көптүк, санKyrgyz
- suma, kiekisLithuanian
- daudzums, summaLatvian
- bedragen, bedrag, komen op, saldo, uitkomen op, hoeveelheidDutch
- beløpNorwegian
- kwota, ilość, liczba, suma, dawać, wynieść, być równoznacznym zPolish
- quantidade, quantiaPortuguese
- valoare, sumă, evalua, cantitate, măsurăRomanian
- количество, суммаRussian
- mängdSwedish
- จำนวนรวม, รวมThai
- сумаUkrainian
- رقمUrdu
- 数量Chinese
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