Amount meaning

What does “amount” mean? Definitions, examples, synonyms and opposites.

“amount” is a noun and verb with 7 meanings. Its most common meaning is: a quantity of money.

amount

noun

  1. a quantity of money

    “he borrowed a large sum”

    “the amount he had in cash was insufficient”

  2. the relative magnitude of something with reference to a criterion

    “an adequate amount of food for four people”

  3. how much there is or how many there are of something that you can quantify

  4. a quantity obtained by the addition of a group of numbers

    Synonymssumtotal

verb

  1. be tantamount or equivalent to

    “Her action amounted to a rebellion”

  2. add up in number or quantity

    “The bills amounted to $2,000”

    “The bill came to $2,000”

  3. develop into

    “This idea will never amount to anything”

    “nothing came of his grandiose plans”

    Synonymscomeadd up

Source: WordNet 3.1, Princeton University