amount

a-mount · noun

imported

Definitions

noun

  1. 1.

    A quantity of something, especially the total or sum.

  2. 2.

    The full value, significance, or extent of something.

  3. 3.

    (amount to) Come to be a total when added together.

  4. 4.

    (amount to) Be equivalent to or have the significance of.

Forms

plural: amounts

Phrases & expressions

  • •
    amount to something — Become successful or important.
  • •
    amount to nothing — Be unsuccessful; fail to achieve anything.
  • •
    no amount of — Even a large quantity won't help.
  • •
    any amount of — A large quantity of.

Related words

See also: number, quantity, sum, total
Synonyms: measure, quantity, sum, total

Etymology

From Old French amonter ("to ascend, go up"), from a- (from Latin ad- "to") + mont ("mountain, hill"), from Latin mons. The sense of "total sum" developed from the idea of the sum "mounting up."