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Amount   /əmˈaʊnt/   Listen
Amount

noun
1.
A quantity of money.  Synonyms: amount of money, sum, sum of money.  "The amount he had in cash was insufficient"
2.
The relative magnitude of something with reference to a criterion.
3.
How much there is or how many there are of something that you can quantify.  Synonyms: measure, quantity.
4.
A quantity obtained by the addition of a group of numbers.  Synonyms: sum, total.
verb
(past & past part. amounted; pres. part. amounting)
1.
Be tantamount or equivalent to.
2.
Add up in number or quantity.  Synonyms: add up, come, number, total.  "The bill came to $2,000"
3.
Develop into.  Synonyms: add up, come.  "Nothing came of his grandiose plans"



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