amount
Use Amount in a sentence
noun
1.
the sum total of two or more quantities or sums; aggregate.
2.
the sum of the principal and interest of a loan.
3.
quantity; measure: a great amount of resistance.
4.
the full effect, value, or significance.
verb (used without object)
5.
to total; add (usually followed by to ): The repair bill amounts to $300.
6.
to reach, extend, or be equal in number, quantity, effect, etc.; be equivalent (usually followed by to ): It is stated differently but amounts to the same thing.
7.
to develop into; become (usually followed by to ): With his intelligence, he should amount to something when he grows up.
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Origin:
1250–1300; Middle English amounten, amunten < Anglo-French amo(u)nter, amunter, Old French amonter literally, to go up, ascend, probably a- a-5 + monter (see mount1); E noun use of v. from early 18th cent.
1250–1300; Middle English amounten, amunten < Anglo-French amo(u)nter, amunter, Old French amonter literally, to go up, ascend, probably a- a-5 + monter (see mount1); E noun use of v. from early 18th cent.
Usage note
The traditional distinction between amount and number is that amount is used with mass or uncountable nouns (the amount of paperwork; the amount of energy) and number with countable nouns (a number of songs; a number of days). Although objected to, the use of amount instead of number with countable nouns occurs in both speech and writing, especially when the noun can be considered as a unit or group (the amount of people present; the amount of weapons) or when it refers to money (the amount of dollars paid; the amount of pennies in the till).
The traditional distinction between amount and number is that amount is used with mass or uncountable nouns (the amount of paperwork; the amount of energy) and number with countable nouns (a number of songs; a number of days). Although objected to, the use of amount instead of number with countable nouns occurs in both speech and writing, especially when the noun can be considered as a unit or group (the amount of people present; the amount of weapons) or when it refers to money (the amount of dollars paid; the amount of pennies in the till).
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| —n | |
| 1. | extent; quantity; supply |
| 2. | the total of two or more quantities; sum |
| 3. | the full value, effect, or significance of something |
| 4. | a principal sum plus the interest on it, as in a loan |
| —vb (usually foll by to) | |
| 5. | to be equal or add up in effect, meaning, or quantity |
| usage The use of a plural noun after amount of | |
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Word Origin & History
amount
mid-13c., "to go up, rise," from O.Fr. amonter, from a mont "upward," lit. "to the mountain," from L. ad- "to" + montem acc. sing. of "mountain." Meaning "to rise in number or quality (so as to reach)" is from c.1300. The noun is 1710, from the verb.
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Example sentences
The total amount of suffering per year in the natural world is beyond all decent contemplation.
While he did drink, many of those who knew him described the unusual effect that even the smallest amount had on his system.
Mash yolks, and add equal amount of cold cooked chicken or veal, finely chopped.
Absolute humidity is a measurement of the total amount of water vapor in the air at a given temperature.
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