amount
a quantity of money
How often you will meet it
Rank 1,915 of 71,295 words measured. It occurs 9,381 times across 175,173 chapters — 0.004% of every word in the library.
What it means
noun
- a quantity of money also: sum, sum of money, amount of money he borrowed a large sumthe amount he had in cash was insufficient
- the relative magnitude of something with reference to a criterion an adequate amount of food for four people
- how much there is or how many there are of something that you can quantify also: measure, quantity
- a quantity obtained by the addition of a group of numbers also: sum, total
verb
- be tantamount or equivalent to Her action amounted to a rebellion
- add up in number or quantity also: total, number, add up, come The bills amounted to $2,000The bill came to $2,000
- develop into also: come, add up This idea will never amount to anythingnothing came of his grandiose plans
amount in real books
Each sentence below was written by a published author and is taken from a different book in our library. Open one to read the passage it came from, with narration.
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No one paid any attention to Kiki Aru, because he didn't amount to anything, anyway.
The Magic of Oz · L. Frank (Lyman Frank) Baum · Chapter 1
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In England, there was scarcely an amount of order and protection to justify much national boasting.
A Tale of Two Cities · Charles Dickens · Chapter 1
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Their force concentrated, would probably amount to at least one hundred boats and eight thousand fighting men.
The pirates own book · Charles Ellms · Chapter 1
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After her sisters had married Sophy found herself in possession of a rather bewildering amount of spare time.
Half Portions · Edna Ferber · Chapter 1
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She had retained a certain amount of spite against him on account of disorders, which, in her candor, she had never suspected.
Other People's Money · Emile Gaboriau · Chapter 1