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Definition of amount:
a quantity of money; "he borrowed a large sum"; "the amount he had in cash was insufficient"
the relative magnitude of something with reference to a criterion; "an adequate amount of food for four people" how much there is or how many there are of something that you can quantify a quantity obtained by the addition of a group of numbers be tantamount or equivalent to; "Her action amounted to a rebellion" add up in number or quantity; "The bills amounted to $2,000"; "The bill came to $2,000" develop into; "This idea will never amount to anything"; "nothing came of his grandiose plans" |