amounts

We have found lemma(root) word of amounts : amount.

Definitions


[əˈmaʊnt], (Noun)

Definitions:
- a quantity of something, especially the total of a thing or things in number, size, value, or extent
(e.g: sport gives an enormous amount of pleasure to many people)


Phrases:
- any amount of
- no amount of

Origin:
Middle English (as a verb): from Old French amunter, from amont ‘upward’, literally ‘uphill’, from Latin ad montem. The noun use dates from the early 18th century


[əˈmaʊnt], (Verb)

Definitions:
- come to be (the total) when added together
(e.g: losses amounted to over 10 million pounds)


Phrases:
- any amount of
- no amount of

Origin:
Middle English (as a verb): from Old French amunter, from amont ‘upward’, literally ‘uphill’, from Latin ad montem. The noun use dates from the early 18th century




definition by Oxford Dictionaries