English to English noun Example:
• he borrowed a large sum • the amount he had in cash was insufficient
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the relative magnitude of something with reference to a criterion | Example:
• an adequate amount of food for four people
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how much there is or how many there are of something that you can quantify | source: wordnet30
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a quantity obtained by the addition of a group of numbers | source: wordnet30
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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. | source: webster1913 verb
6 |
be tantamount or equivalent to | Example:
• Her action amounted to a rebellion
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7 |
add up in number or quantity | Example:
• The bills amounted to $2,000 • The bill came to $2,000
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• This idea will never amount to anything • nothing came of his grandiose plans
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To signify; to amount to. | source: webster1913
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