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a·mount
(ə-mount′)n.
1. The total of two or more quantities; the aggregate.
2. A number; a sum.
3. A principal plus its interest, as in a loan.
4. The full effect or meaning; import.
5. Quantity: a great amount of intelligence.
intr.v. a·mount·ed, a·mount·ing, a·mounts
1. To add up in number or quantity: The purchases amounted to 50 dollars.
2. To add up in import or effect: That plan will never amount to anything.
3. To be equivalent or tantamount: accusations that amount to an indictment.
[From Middle English amounten, to ascend, from Old French amonter, from amont, upward, from Latin ad montem, to the hill : ad, to; see ad- in Indo-European roots + mōns, mont-, hill; see men- in Indo-European roots.]
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amount
(əˈmaʊnt)n
1. extent; quantity; supply
2. the total of two or more quantities; sum
3. the full value, effect, or significance of something
4. (Banking & Finance) a principal sum plus the interest on it, as in a loan
vb
(usually foll by: to) to be equal or add up in effect, meaning, or quantity
[C13: from Old French amonter to go up, from amont upwards, from a to + mont mountain (from Latin mōns)]
Usage: The use of a plural noun after amount of (an amount of bananas; the amount of refugees) should be avoided: a quantity of bananas; the number of refugees
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a•mount
(əˈmaʊnt)n.
1. the sum total of two or more quantities or sums.
2. quantity; measure: a great amount of resistance.
3. the full effect, value, or significance.
v.i. 4. to total; add (usu. fol. by to): The bill amounts to $300.
5. to be equal in value, effect, or extent (usu. followed by to): All those fine words amount to nothing.
6. to develop; attain (usu. fol. by to): With his intelligence, he should amount to something one day.
usage: 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, esp. 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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amount
An amount of something is how much of it you have, need, or get.
They measured the amount of salt lost in sweat.
I was horrified by the amount of work I had to do.
You can talk about a large amount or a small amount. Don't talk about a 'big amount' or a 'little amount'.
Use only a small amount of water at first.
The army gave out large amounts of food.
When you use amount in the plural, you use a plural verb with it. For example, you say 'Large amounts of money were wasted'. Don't say 'Large amounts of money was wasted'.
Increasing amounts of force are necessary.
Very large amounts of money are required.
Be Careful!
Don't talk about an 'amount' of things or people. For example, don't say 'There was an amount of chairs in the room'. You say 'There were a number of chairs in the room'. When you use number like this, you use a plural verb with it.
A number of offers were received.
See number
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amount
Past participle: amounted
Gerund: amounting
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| Noun | 1. |  amount - a quantity of money; "he borrowed a large sum"; "the amount he had in cash was insufficient"gain - the amount by which the revenue of a business exceeds its cost of operating cash surrender value - the amount that the insurance company will pay on a given life insurance policy if the policy is cancelled prior to the death of the insured contribution - an amount of money contributed; "he expected his contribution to be repaid with interest" deductible - (taxes) an amount that can be deducted (especially for the purposes of calculating income tax) defalcation - the sum of money that is misappropriated red ink, red, loss - the amount by which the cost of a business exceeds its revenue; "the company operated at a loss last year"; "the company operated in the red last year" assets - anything of material value or usefulness that is owned by a person or company figure - an amount of money expressed numerically; "a figure of $17 was suggested" coverage, insurance coverage - the total amount and type of insurance carried cash advance, advance - an amount paid before it is earned peanuts - an insignificant sum of money; a trifling amount; "her salary is peanuts compared to his" purse - a sum of money offered as a prize; "the purse barely covered the winner's expenses" purse - a sum of money spoken of as the contents of a money purse; "he made the contribution out of his own purse"; "he and his wife shared a common purse" |
| 2. |  amount - the relative magnitude of something with reference to a criterion; "an adequate amount of food for four people"magnitude - the property of relative size or extent (whether large or small); "they tried to predict the magnitude of the explosion"; "about the magnitude of a small pea" positiveness, positivity - an amount greater than zero negativeness, negativity - an amount less than zero critical mass - the minimum amount (of something) required to start or maintain a venture; "the battle for the computer market has now reached critical mass"; "there is now a critical mass of successful women to take the lead"; "they sold the business because it lacked critical mass" quantity - an adequate or large amount; "he had a quantity of ammunition" increment, increase - the amount by which something increases; "they proposed an increase of 15 percent in the fare" smallness - the property of being a relatively small amount; "he was attracted by the smallness of the taxes" inadequacy, deficiency, insufficiency - lack of an adequate quantity or number; "the inadequacy of unemployment benefits" margin - an amount beyond the minimum necessary; "the margin of victory" | |
| 3. |  amount - how much there is or how many there are of something that you can quantifyabstract entity, abstraction - a general concept formed by extracting common features from specific examples probability, chance - a measure of how likely it is that some event will occur; a number expressing the ratio of favorable cases to the whole number of cases possible; "the probability that an unbiased coin will fall with the head up is 0.5" quantum - (physics) the smallest discrete quantity of some physical property that a system can possess (according to quantum theory) economic value, value - the amount (of money or goods or services) that is considered to be a fair equivalent for something else; "he tried to estimate the value of the produce at normal prices" fundamental measure, fundamental quantity - one of the four quantities that are the basis of systems of measurement definite quantity - a specific measure of amount indefinite quantity - an estimated quantity relative quantity - a quantity relative to some purpose system of measurement, metric - a system of related measures that facilitates the quantification of some particular characteristic cordage - the amount of wood in an area as measured in cords octane number, octane rating - a measure of the antiknock properties of gasoline magnetisation, magnetization - the extent or degree to which something is magnetized radical - (mathematics) a quantity expressed as the root of another quantity volume - the amount of 3-dimensional space occupied by an object; "the gas expanded to twice its original volume" volume - a relative amount; "mix one volume of the solution with ten volumes of water" proof - a measure of alcoholic strength expressed as an integer twice the percentage of alcohol present (by volume) time unit, unit of time - a unit for measuring time periods point in time, point - an instant of time; "at that point I had to leave" period of play, playing period, play - (in games or plays or other performances) the time during which play proceeds; "rain stopped play in the 4th inning" interval, time interval - a definite length of time marked off by two instants | |
| 4. |  amount - a quantity obtained by the addition of a group of numbersquantity - the concept that something has a magnitude and can be represented in mathematical expressions by a constant or a variable grand total - the sum of the sums of several groups of numbers subtotal - the sum of part of a group of numbers | |
| Verb | 1. | amount - be tantamount or equivalent to; "Her action amounted to a rebellion" make - amount to; "This salary increase makes no difference to my standard of living" |
| 2. |  amount - add up in number or quantity; "The bills amounted to $2,000"; "The bill came to $2,000"work out - be calculated; "The fees work out to less than $1,000" be - have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun); "John is rich"; "This is not a good answer" outnumber - be larger in number average, average out - amount to or come to an average, without loss or gain; "The number of hours I work per work averages out to 40" make - add up to; "four and four make eight" | |
| 3. | amount - develop into; "This idea will never amount to anything"; "nothing came of his grandiose plans" become, turn - undergo a change or development; "The water turned into ice"; "Her former friend became her worst enemy"; "He turned traitor" aggregate - amount in the aggregate to |
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amount
noun
amount to something
1. add up to, mean, total, equal, constitute, comprise, aggregate, purport, be equivalent to The banks have what amounts to a monopoly.
2. come to, become, grow to, develop into, advance to, progress to, mature into My music teacher said I'd never amount to anything.
Proverbs
"Many a mickle makes a muckle"
"Many a mickle makes a muckle"
Usage: Although it is common to use a plural noun after amount of, for example in the amount of people and the amount of goods, this should be avoided. Preferred alternatives would be to use quantity, as in the quantity of people, or number, as in the number of goods.
Collins Thesaurus of the English Language – Complete and Unabridged 2nd Edition. 2002 © HarperCollins Publishers 1995, 2002
amount
noun1. A number or quantity obtained as a result of addition:
Archaic: tale.
2. The general sense or significance, as of an action or statement:
Idioms: sum and substance, sum total.
2. To be equivalent or tantamount:
Idiom: have all the earmarks.
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Translations
množstvíobnášetrovnat sesumačástka
antalbeløbbeløbe sig tilblivekomme på
määrälukumäärä
količina
annyit jelentmennyiségösszeg
jafngildaupphæîvera samtals
量
양
prilygtisiekti
dot iznākumālīdzinātiessasniegtsumma
čiastkasuma
količinavsotaznašatiznesek
mängd
จำนวน/ ปริมาณจำนวนรวมรวม
số lượng
amount
[əˈmaʊnt] N1. (= quantity) → cantidad f
a huge amount of rice → una cantidad enorme de arroz
there is quite an amount left → queda bastante
any amount of → cualquier cantidad de
I have any amount of time → tengo mucho tiempo
we have had any amount of trouble → hemos tenido un sinnúmero de problemas
no amount of arguing will help → es totalmente inútil discutir
in small amounts → en pequeñas cantidades
the total amount → el total, la cantidad total
a huge amount of rice → una cantidad enorme de arroz
there is quite an amount left → queda bastante
any amount of → cualquier cantidad de
I have any amount of time → tengo mucho tiempo
we have had any amount of trouble → hemos tenido un sinnúmero de problemas
no amount of arguing will help → es totalmente inútil discutir
in small amounts → en pequeñas cantidades
the total amount → el total, la cantidad total
2. (= sum of money) → cantidad f, suma f
a large amount of money → una gran cantidad or suma de dinero
a large amount of money → una gran cantidad or suma de dinero
3. (= total value) → valor m
a bill for the amount of → una cuenta por importe or valor de
check in the amount of 50 dollars (US) → cheque m por valor de 50 dólares
to the amount of → por valor de
debts to the amount of £100 → deudas fpl por valor de 100 libras
a bill for the amount of → una cuenta por importe or valor de
check in the amount of 50 dollars (US) → cheque m por valor de 50 dólares
to the amount of → por valor de
debts to the amount of £100 → deudas fpl por valor de 100 libras
amount to VI + PREP
1. (= add up to) [sums, figures, debts] → sumar, ascender a
2. (= be equivalent to) → equivaler a, significar
it amounts to the same thing → es igual, viene a ser lo mismo
this amounts to a refusal → esto equivale a una negativa
it amounts to the same thing → es igual, viene a ser lo mismo
this amounts to a refusal → esto equivale a una negativa
3. (= be worth) it doesn't amount to much → apenas es significativo, viene a ser poca cosa
he'll never amount to much → nunca dejará de ser nadie
he'll never amount to much → nunca dejará de ser nadie
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amount
[əˈmaʊnt] n
(= quantity) [food, goods, work] → quantité f
a huge amount of rice → une énorme quantité de riz
a certain amount of
We have dedicated a certain amount of time to the project → Nous avons consacré un certain temps au projet.
We have only got a certain amount of money → Nous n'avons qu'une certaine somme d'argent.
There is a certain amount of pressure on us → Il y a une certaine pression qui pèse sur nous.
I do have a certain amount of sympathy for him → J'ai une certaine sympathie pour lui.
We have achieved a certain amount of success → Nous avons remporté un certain succès.
any amount of (= a lot of) → énormément de
a huge amount of rice → une énorme quantité de riz
a certain amount of
We have dedicated a certain amount of time to the project → Nous avons consacré un certain temps au projet.
We have only got a certain amount of money → Nous n'avons qu'une certaine somme d'argent.
There is a certain amount of pressure on us → Il y a une certaine pression qui pèse sur nous.
I do have a certain amount of sympathy for him → J'ai une certaine sympathie pour lui.
We have achieved a certain amount of success → Nous avons remporté un certain succès.
any amount of (= a lot of) → énormément de
(= sum of money) → somme f (= total) [bill] → montant m
One-third of the amount will be paid by the government → Un tiers du montant sera payé par le gouvernement.
a large amount of money → une grosse somme d'argent
the amount of cash needed → la somme d'argent requise
the total amount (of money) → le montant total
to the amount of → à concurrence de
One-third of the amount will be paid by the government → Un tiers du montant sera payé par le gouvernement.
a large amount of money → une grosse somme d'argent
the amount of cash needed → la somme d'argent requise
the total amount (of money) → le montant total
to the amount of → à concurrence de
amount to
vt fus (= total) [cost] → s'élever à
The total cost amounted to 10 billion pounds → Le coût total s'est élevé à dix milliards de livres.
The total cost amounted to 10 billion pounds → Le coût total s'est élevé à dix milliards de livres.
(= be the same as, equate to) → équivaloir à, revenir à
This amounts to a refusal → Cela équivaut à un refus.
This amounts to a refusal → Cela équivaut à un refus.
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amount
n
(of money) → Betrag m; total amount → Gesamtsumme f, → Endbetrag m; debts to (Brit) or in (US) the amount of £200 → Schulden in Höhe von £ 200; I was shocked at the amount of the bill → ich war über die Höhe der Rechnung erschrocken; in 12 equal amounts → in 12 gleichen Teilen, in 12 gleichen Beträgen; an unlimited/a large/a small amount of money → eine unbeschränkte or unbegrenzte/große/geringe Summe (Geldes); a modest amount of money → ein bescheidener Betrag; any/quite an amount of money → beliebig viel/ziemlich viel Geld; large amounts of money → Unsummen pl → (Geldes); it’s not the amount of the donation that counts → nicht die Höhe der Spende ist maßgeblich; if we increase the amount of the loan → wenn wir die Darlehenssumme erhöhen
(= quantity) → Menge f; (of luck, intelligence, skill etc) → Maß nt (→ of an +dat); an enormous/a modest amount of work/time → sehr viel/verhältnismäßig wenig Arbeit/Zeit; any amount of time/food → beliebig viel Zeit/Essen; quite an amount of time/food → ziemlich viel Zeit/Essen; no amount of talking would persuade him → kein Reden würde ihn überzeugen; no amount of paint can hide the rust → keine noch so dicke Farbschicht kann den Rost verdecken
vi
(= be equivalent) → gleichkommen (→ to +dat); it amounts to the same thing → das läuft or kommt (doch) aufs Gleiche hinaus or raus (inf); he will never amount to much → aus ihm wird nie etwas or viel werden, der wird es nie zu etwas or zu viel bringen; their promises don’t amount to very much → ihre Versprechungen sind recht nichtssagend; so what this amounts to is that … → worauf es also hinausläuft ist, dass …
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amount
[əˈmaʊnt] n (sum of money) → somma, cifra; (of invoice, bill) → importo; (quantity) → quantità f invin small amounts → poco per volta
the total amount (of money) → l'importo totale (of things) → la quantità totale
he has any amount of time/money → ha tutto il tempo/tutti i soldi che vuole
amount to vi + prep (total) → ammontare a (fig) (be equivalent to) → equivalere a, non essere altro che
this amounts to a refusal → questo equivale a un rifiuto
he'll never amount to much → non conterà mai granché
this amounts to a refusal → questo equivale a un rifiuto
he'll never amount to much → non conterà mai granché
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
amount
(əˈmaunt) verb (with to).
1. to add up to. The bill amounted to $15.
2. to be equal to. Borrowing money and not returning it amounts to stealing.
noun a quantity, especially of money. a large amount of money in the bank.
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amount
→ مَبْلَغ množství mængde Betrag ποσό cantidad määrä somme količina quantità 量 양 hoeveelheid mengde ilość quantia количество mängd จำนวน/ ปริมาณ miktar số lượng 数量Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009
- I have the allowed amount of alcohol to declare
- I have the allowed amount of tobacco to declare
- What's the minimum amount of time?
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amount
n cantidad fEnglish-Spanish/Spanish-English Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2006 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved.