amount

Plural: amounts

Noun

a quantity of money
- "the amount he had in cash was insufficient"
the relative magnitude of something with reference to a criterion
- "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
The total, aggregate or sum of material (not applicable to discrete numbers or units or items in standard English).
A quantity or volume.
The number (the sum) of elements in a set.

Verb

Verb Forms: amounted, amounting, amounts

To add up to a total; to be equivalent to.
be tantamount or equivalent to
- "Her action amounted to a rebellion"
add up in number or quantity
- "The bills amounted to $2,000"
develop into
- "This idea will never amount to anything"
To total or evaluate.
To be the tantamount to; to reach up to the level of.
To go up; to ascend.

Examples

He was a pretty good student, but never amounted to much professionally.
His response amounted to gross insubordination.
His terrible plays will amount to a spectacular loss in this round.
Pour a small amount of water into the dish.
The amount of atmospheric pollution threatens a health crisis.
The dogs need different amounts of food.
The money in my pocket amounts to three dollars and change.

Origin / Etymology

From Middle English amounten (“to mount up to, come up to, signify”), from Old French amonter (“to amount to”), from amont, amunt (“uphill, upward”), from the prepositional phrase a mont (“toward or to a mountain or heap”), from Latin ad montem, from ad (“to”) + montem, accusative of mons (“mountain”).

Synonyms

add up, amount of money, come, measure, number, quantity, sum, sum of money, total

Scrabble Score: 8

amount: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
amount: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
amount: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 11

amount: valid Words With Friends Word