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amount

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verb

ə-ˈmau̇nt How to pronounce amount (audio)
amounted; amounting; amounts

intransitive verb

1
a
: to be the same in meaning or effect as
acts that amount to treason
b
: to reach in kind or quality : to turn out to be
wanted her son to amount to something [=to be successful]
The changes don't really amount to much. [=are not really substantial or significant]
2
: to reach a total : add up
The bill amounts to $10.

amount

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noun

1
a
: the total number or quantity : aggregate
trying to figure the amount of time it will take
b
: the quantity at hand or under consideration
has an enormous amount of energy
2
: the whole effect, significance, or import
3
accounting : a principal sum and the interest on it
Amount vs. Number: Usage Guide

Number is regularly used with count nouns

a large number of mistakes
any number of times

while amount is mainly used with mass nouns.

annual amount of rainfall
a substantial amount of money

The use of amount with count nouns has been frequently criticized; it usually occurs when the number of things is thought of as a mass or collection

glad to furnish any amount of black pebbles — New Yorker
a substantial amount of film offers Lily Tomlin

or when money is involved.

a substantial amount of loans E. R. Black

Synonyms

Verb

Noun

Example Sentences

Noun The drug is not being produced in adequate amounts. What is the amount to be paid? An amount was finally agreed upon. The new law limits the amount a candidate can spend. When he died we found he owed money to the amount of $250,000!
Recent Examples on the Web
Verb
Despite expressing concerns about the sergeant’s work, Circuit Judge Jennifer Schiffer ruled Boles’ errors did not amount to perjury or recklessness. Alex Mann, Baltimore Sun, 1 Sep. 2022 According to both her and Goldman, the Slack messages that Berenson published don’t amount to proof that the government pressured Twitter to remove Berenson’s account. Kaitlyn Tiffany, The Atlantic, 24 Aug. 2022 Some consumers reported paying around $3,000 to $3,500 on some car warranties that didn't amount to much. Susan Tompor, Detroit Free Press, 17 Aug. 2022 The West Virginia senator said tax changes in the bill don’t amount to tax rate increases, something Sinema has opposed, citing the economy. Ian Fisher, BostonGlobe.com, 31 July 2022 However, data suggests the activity did not amount to inflows. Shaurya Malwa, Fortune, 20 July 2022 Associate Justice Neil Gorsuch wrote the 6-3 majority opinion that said Joseph Kennedy's prayers were a private matter and did not amount to the school district's endorsement of Christianity. Laura L. Davis, USA TODAY, 27 June 2022 But Hummel said Sewell’s actions didn’t amount to a crime. oregonlive, 17 June 2022 The defendants denied all allegations in their response and argued that negligence did not amount to a civil rights violation. Hyeyoon Alyssa Choi, Los Angeles Times, 31 May 2022
Noun
In other words, a massive amount of data could already have been stolen by the time the district stepped in to prevent an operational meltdown. Howard Blume, Los Angeles Times, 7 Sep. 2022 Deciding who to draft, or trade for, involves a tremendous amount of costly research, looking into everything from a player’s on-field tendencies to his emotional makeup. Dan Weil, WSJ, 7 Sep. 2022 This process forces a surprising amount of jelly out of the seaweed, causing the milk to become very gloopy. Chris Baraniuk, Smithsonian Magazine, 6 Sep. 2022 The last several years have seen a dizzying amount of body-snatching and shape-shifting. Jay Nordlinger, National Review, 6 Sep. 2022 The second option is to use hot water and a liberal amount of dish soap to scrub the range hood filter. Julianne Hilmes Bartlett, Better Homes & Gardens, 6 Sep. 2022 There are definitely some more challenging recipes that would appeal to somebody who has a fair amount of cooking experience. Kristine M. Kierzek, Journal Sentinel, 6 Sep. 2022 For months, Bidwell sought to limit the amount of time their children spent with Weinberg and to require supervision, but twice already, the court had granted Weinberg more unsupervised time, including overnight visits. Samuel Braslow, The Hollywood Reporter, 1 Sep. 2022 Plastic surgeons in the survey also cite the amount of time people spent scrutinizing their own appearances during Zoom meetings as a contributing factor to the business boom. Sarah Todd, Quartz, 24 Aug. 2022 See More

Word History

Etymology

Verb

Middle English amounten "to mount (a horse), increase, (of a sum, period of time) add up (to), come (to), be worth, be equal (to)," borrowed from Anglo-French amunter, amounter (continental Old French amonter) "to rise, increase, be worth, add up (to)," derivative of amunt, amount (continental Old French amont) "above, upward," univerbation of the adverbial phrase a mont "upward," literally "to the mountain," from a "to" (going back to Latin ad) + mont "mountain," going back to Latin mont-, mons — more at ad-, mount entry 1

Note: Alternatively Old French and Anglo-French amunter, amonter could be taken as a derivative of munter, monter "to mount" (see mount entry 2) with the prefix a-, usually forming transitive verbs. Französisches etymologisches Wörterbuch lists the verb under both the etymon mons and *montare.

Noun

Middle English amunte, borrowed from Anglo-French, noun derivative of amunter "to rise, increase, be worth, add up (to)" — more at amount entry 1

Note: The noun is sparsely attested in Middle English and Anglo-French, and the post-medieval English noun should probably be taken as directly derived from the verb amount entry 1.

First Known Use

Verb

14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a

Noun

15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a

Time Traveler
The first known use of amount was in the 14th century

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