Amount

  • 1Amount — A*mount , n. 1. The sum total of two or more sums or quantities; the aggregate; the whole quantity; a totality; as, the amount of 7 and 9 is 16; the amount of a bill; the amount of this year s revenue. [1913 Webster] 2. The effect, substance,… …

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  • 2Amount — A*mount , v. t. To signify; to amount to. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] …

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  • 3Amount — A*mount , v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Amounted}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Amounting}.] [OF. amonter to increase, advance, ascend, fr. amont (equiv. to L. ad montem to the mountain) upward, F. amont up the river. See {Mount}, n.] 1. To go up; to ascend. [Obs.]… …

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  • 4amount — I. intransitive verb Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo French amounter, from amount upward, from a (from Latin ad ) + mont mountain more at mount Date: 14th century 1. a. to be equivalent < acts that amount to treason > b. to reach in kind or …

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  • 5amount — /euh mownt /, n. 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. v.i. 5. to total;&#8230; …

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  • 6amount to — {v.} Signify; add up to. * /John s total income didn t amount to more than a few hundred dollars./ …

    Dictionary of American idioms

  • 7amount to — {v.} Signify; add up to. * /John s total income didn t amount to more than a few hundred dollars./ …

    Dictionary of American idioms

  • 8amount — 1. noun /əˈmaʊnt/ a) The total, aggregate or sum of material. Not applicable to discrete numbers or units or items. Pour a small amount of water into the dish. b) A quantity or volume. The dogs need different am …

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  • 9Amount of substance — is a standards defined quantity that measures the size of an ensemble of elementary entities, such as atoms, molecules, electrons, and other particles. It is sometimes referred to as chemical amount. The International System of Units (SI) defines …

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  • 10Amount in controversy — (sometimes called jurisdictional amount) is a term used in United States civil procedure to denote a requirement that persons seeking to bring a lawsuit in a particular court must be suing for a certain minimum amount before that court may hear&#8230; …

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