amount

1. (verb) be tantamount or equivalent to; "Her action amounted to a rebellion"
Related Words: make

2. (noun) how much of something is available; "an adequate amount of food for four people"
Related Words: decrease, decrement, deficiency, figure, inadequacy, increase, increment, insufficiency, magnitude, number, quantity

3. (noun) a quantity obtained by addition
Synonyms: sum, total
Related Words: polynomial, quantity

4. (noun) how much there is of something that you can measure
Synonyms: measure, quantity, quantum
Related Words: abstraction, amount of time, cordage, definite quantity, indefinite quantity, interval, linear measure, long measure, magnetic flux, octane number, octane rating, period, period of play, period of time, play, playing period, proof, relative quantity, system of measurement, time interval, time period, time unit, unit of time, volume

5. (verb) develop into; "This idea will never amount to anything"; "nothing came of his grandiose plans"
Synonyms: add up, come
Related Words: aggregate, become, turn, turn into, turn to

6. (noun) 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
Related Words: advance, asset, cash advance, contribution, deductible, figure, gain, loss, payroll, paysheet, purse

7. (verb) add up in number or quantity; "The bills amounted to $2,000"; "The bill came to $2,000"
Synonyms: add up, come, number, total
Related Words: average, average out, be, make, outnumber



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