Etymology : Middle English, from Middle French amonter, from amont upward, from a- + mont mountain; more at MOUNT
Pronunciation : &-maunt
Function : intransitive verb
Date : 14th century
1. quantity; sum. total, come to -; become. amount\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.].
2. to go up; to ascend. [obs.] so up he rose, and thence amounted straight.
3. to rise or reach by an accumulation of particular sums or quantities; to come (to) in the aggregate or whole; -- with to or unto.
4. to rise, reach, or extend in effect, substance, or influence; to be equivalent; to come practically (to); as, the testimony amounts to very little.amount \a*mount"\, v. t. to signify; to amount to. [obs.]amount \a*mount"\, n.
5. 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.
6. the effect, substance, value, significance, or result; the sum; as, the amount of the testimony is this. the whole amount of that enormous fame.amount n.
7. how much of something is available; "an adequate amount of food for four people".
8. a quantity of money; "he borrowed a large sum"; "the amount he had in cash was insufficient" [syn: sum, sum of money , amount of money].
9. how much there is of something that you can measure [syn: measure, quantity, quantum].
10. a quantity obtained by addition [syn: sum, total] v 1: be tantamount or equivalent to; "her action amounted to a rebellion" 2: add up in number or quantity; "the bills amounted to $2,000"; "the bill came to $2,000" [syn: total, number, add up, come] 3: develop into; "this idea will never amount to anything"; "nothing came of his grandiose plans" [syn: come, add up ].
11. To go up; to ascend.
12. To rise or reach by an accumulation of particular sums or quantities; to come in the aggregate or whole; with to or unto.
13. To rise, reach, or extend in effect, substance, or influence; to be equivalent; to come practically ; as, the testimony amounts to very little.
14. To signify; to amount to.
15. 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.
16. The effect, substance, value, significance, or result; the sum; as, the amount of the testimony is this. how much of something is available; "an adequate amount of food for four people" be tantamount or equivalent to; "Her action amounted to a rebellion".
17. 1. The amount of something is how much there is, or how much you have, need, or get. He needs that amount of money to survive I still do a certain amount of work for them Postal money orders are available in amounts up to $700.
18. If something amounts to a particular total, all the parts of it add up to that total. Consumer spending on sports-related items amounted to £9.75 billion.