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| 1. | [ noun ] a quantity of money | |
| Synonyms: | sum amount_of_money sum_of_money | |
| Examples: | "he borrowed a large sum" "the amount he had in cash was insufficient" |
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| Related terms: | asset assets loss figure contribution purse coverage gain purse payroll defalcation cash_surrender_value peanuts advance deductible | |
| 2. | [ noun ] how much of something is available | |
| Examples: | "an adequate amount of food for four people" |
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| Related terms: | magnitude number quantity increase insufficiency decrease critical_mass | |
| 3. | [ noun ] how much there is of something that you can measure | |
| Synonyms: | quantity measure quantum | |
| Related terms: | abstraction time_period probability volume value time_interval point fundamental_measure volume proof relative_quantity indefinite_quantity playing_period cordage system_of_measurement quantum octane_number time_unit linear_measure magnetisation magnetic_flux definite_quantity measure total standard nonstandard | |
| 4. | [ verb ] be tantamount or equivalent to | |
| Examples: | "Her action amounted to a rebellion" |
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| Related terms: | make | |
| 5. | [ noun ] (mathematics) a quantity obtained by addition | |
| Synonyms: | total sum | |
| Related terms: | quantity polynomial total | |
| 6. | [ verb ] add up in number or quantity | |
| Synonyms: | total number come add_up | |
| Examples: | "The bills amounted to $2,000" "The bill came to $2,000" |
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| Related terms: | be average outnumber make work_out number number sum sum | |
| 7. | [ verb ] develop into | |
| Synonyms: | add_up come | |
| Examples: | "This idea will never amount to anything" "nothing came of his grandiose plans" |
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| Related terms: | become aggregate | |
| Similar spelling: |
ament ammonite ammonitic ammoniate Amante amentia ammonoid Amianthum Amundson amundsen |
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