| 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. |
| 5. | to total; add (usually fol. by to): The repair bill amounts to $300. |
| 6. | to reach, extend, or be equal in number, quantity, effect, etc.; be equivalent (usually fol. by to): It is stated differently but amounts to the same thing. |
| 7. | to develop into; become (usually fol. by to): With his intelligence, he should amount to something when he grows up. |

amount to
Add up, develop into, as in Even though she's careful with her money, her savings don't amount to much, or All parents hope that their children will amount to something. [Mid-1500s]
Be equivalent to, as in Twenty persons won't amount to a good turnout. [Late 1300s] Also see amount to the same thing.