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amount [n]
 
1)how much of something is available; "an adequate amount of food for four people"
    Synonyms :
    See Also: magnitude  critical_mass  quantity  increase  decrease  deficiency  figure 
 
2)a quantity of money; "he borrowed a large sum"; "the amount he had in cash was insufficient"
    Synonyms :amount_of_money sum sum_of_money 
    See Also: assets  gain  cash_surrender_value  contribution  deductible  defalcation  loss  figure  coverage  advance  payroll  peanuts  purse  purse 
 
3)how much there is of something that you can quantify
    Synonyms :measure quantity 
    See Also: abstraction  add_up  appraise  measure  measure  standard  nonstandard  chance  quantum  economic_value  fundamental_measure  definite_quantity  indefinite_quantity  relative_quantity  metric  cordage  octane_number  linear_measure  magnetisation  volume  volume  proof  time_unit  point  period_of_play  interval 
 
4)a quantity obtained by addition
    Synonyms :sum total 
    See Also: quantity  add  add_up  multinomial 
 
amount [v]
 
1)be tantamount or equivalent to; "Her action amounted to a rebellion"
    Synonyms :
    See Also: make 
 
2)add up in number or quantity; "The bills amounted to $2,000"; "The bill came to $2,000"
    Synonyms :add_up come number total 
    See Also: be  number  number  figure  aggregate  work_out  outnumber  average  make 
 
3)develop into; "This idea will never amount to anything"; "nothing came of his grandiose plans"
    Synonyms :add_up come 
    See Also: become  aggregate 
 




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