Amount
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /əˈmaʊnt/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Amount is a noun meaning The total, aggregate or sum of material (not applicable to discrete numbers or units or items in standard English).
Meaning
The total, aggregate or sum of material (not applicable to discrete numbers or units or items in standard English).
More Meanings
- A quantity or volume.
- (nonstandard, sometimes proscribed) The number (the sum) of elements in a set.
- (intransitive, followed by to) To total or evaluate.
- (intransitive, followed by to) To be the tantamount to; to reach up to the level of.
- (obsolete, intransitive) To go up; to ascend.
Example Sentences
The dogs need different amounts of food.
Pour a small amount of water into the dish.
His response amounted to gross insubordination.
The money in my pocket amounts to three dollars and change.
Word Forms
- amounts
- amounting
- amounted
Synonyms for amount
Depending on context, synonyms include measure, come, total, quantity, quantum, number.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include total, sum, number, come, quantity, measure.
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