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Definition of Amount
1. Noun. A quantity of money. "The amount he had in cash was insufficient"
Specialized synonyms: Gain, Gross, Receipts, Revenue, Cash Surrender Value, Contribution, Deductible, Defalcation, Loss, Red, Red Ink, Figure, Coverage, Insurance Coverage, Advance, Cash Advance, Payroll, Paysheet, Peanuts, Purse, Purse
Generic synonyms: Assets
2. Verb. Be tantamount or equivalent to. "Her action amounted to a rebellion"
3. Noun. The relative magnitude of something with reference to a criterion. "An adequate amount of food for four people"
Specialized synonyms: Positiveness, Positivity, Negativeness, Negativity, Critical Mass, Quantity, Increase, Increment, Decrease, Decrement, Smallness, Deficiency, Inadequacy, Insufficiency, Margin, Figure, Number
4. Verb. Add up in number or quantity. "The bill came to $2,000"
Specialized synonyms: Work Out, Outnumber, Average, Average Out, Make
Generic synonyms: Be
Derivative terms: Number, Number, Number, Total, Total
5. Noun. How much there is or how many there are of something that you can quantify.
Generic synonyms: Abstract Entity, Abstraction
Specialized synonyms: Chance, Probability, Quantum, Economic Value, Value, Fundamental Measure, Fundamental Quantity, Definite Quantity, Indefinite Quantity, Relative Quantity, Metric, System Of Measurement, Cordage, Octane Number, Octane Rating, Magnetisation, Magnetization, Radical, Volume, Volume, Proof, Time Unit, Unit Of Time, Point, Point In Time, Period Of Play, Play, Playing Period, Interval, Time Interval
Attributes: Standard, Nonstandard
Derivative terms: Measure, Measure, Measure
6. Verb. Develop into. "Nothing came of his grandiose plans"
7. Noun. A quantity obtained by the addition of a group of numbers.
Generic synonyms: Quantity
Specialized synonyms: Grand Total, Subtotal
Derivative terms: Sum, Summate, Total, Total
Definition of Amount
1. v. i. To go up; to ascend.
2. v. t. To signify; to amount to.
3. n. 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.
Definition of Amount
1. Noun. The total, aggregate or sum of material. Not applicable to discrete numbers or units or items. ¹
2. Noun. A quantity or volume. ¹
3. Verb. To total or evaluate. ¹
4. Verb. To be the same as or equivalent to. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Amount
1. to combine to yield a sum [v -ED, -ING, -S]
Medical Definition of Amount
1. 1. To go up; to ascend. "So up he rose, and thence amounted straight." (Spenser) 2. To rise or reach by an accumulation of particular sums or quantities; to come (to) in the aggregate or whole; with to or unto. 3. To rise, reach, or extend in effect, substance, or influence; to be equivalent; to come practically (to); as, the testimony amounts to very little. Origin: OF. Amonter to increase, advance, ascend, fr. Amont (equiv. To L. Ad montem to the mountain) upward, F. Amont up the river. See Mount. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Amount
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