amount
v.
total, come to -; become
amount
Noun
1. how much of something is available; "an adequate amount of food for four people"
(hypernym) magnitude
(hyponym) critical mass
2. a quantity of money; "he borrowed a large sum"; "the amount he had in cash was insufficient"
(synonym) sum, sum of money, amount of money
(hypernym) assets
(hyponym) gain
3. how much there is of something that you can quantify
(synonym) measure, quantity
(hypernym) abstraction
(hyponym) probability, chance
(attribute) standard
(derivation) total, number, add up, come
4. a quantity obtained by addition
(synonym) sum, total
(hypernym) quantity
(hyponym) polynomial, multinomial
(derivation) total, number, add up, come
Verb
1. be tantamount or equivalent to; "Her action amounted to a rebellion"
(hyponym) make
2. add up in number or quantity; "The bills amounted to $2,000"; "The bill came to $2,000"
(synonym) total, number, add up, come
(hypernym) be
(hyponym) work out
(derivation) sum, total
3. develop into; "This idea will never amount to anything"; "nothing came of his grandiose plans"
(synonym) come, add up
(hypernym) become, turn
(hyponym) aggregate
Amounting
(p. pr. & vb. n.)
of Amount
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), edited by Noah Porter.
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AMMONTANDO. EQUIVALENDO. SOMMANDO