amount

Speech parts

1. amount - Noun

2. amount - Verb

Meaning

To go up; to ascend.

To rise or reach by an accumulation of particular sums or quantities; to come (to) in the aggregate or whole; -- with to or unto.

To rise, reach, or extend in effect, substance, or influence; to be equivalent; to come practically (to); as, the testimony amounts to very little.

To signify; to amount to.

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.

The effect, substance, value, significance, or result; the sum; as, the amount of the testimony is this.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

number total measure sum quantity mass size level come degree share equal reach figure extent

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Antonyms

one soul estimate failing psyche insignificance

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Hypernyms

become turn magnitude quantity assets abstraction

Hyponyms

ray make number point level play

Phrases with the word

large amount little amount smallest amount small amount amount to significant amount

Derivatives

amounted amounting

Anagrams

moutan mantou outman tomaun touman

Examples

The way positive reinforcement is carried out is more important than the amount. B. F. Skinner

We either make ourselves miserable, or we make ourselves strong. The amount of work is the same. Carlos Castaneda

Nothing in education is so astonishing as the amount of ignorance it accumulates in the form of inert facts. Henry Adams

Only a certain amount of flowers and jewels are beautiful. Tibetan Proverb

Make the amount of sauce you use correspond to the amount of rice you have. Vietnamese Proverb

The amount of people equals the amount of opinions. Hungarian Proverb

Close letter words and terms

amoung amoungest amoungst amount by which a wage is increased amount earned without deductions amount goods received