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noun / verb

amount

uh-MOWNT/əˈmaʊnt/

A quantity or value considered as a total.

The jug shows an amount of five hundred milliliters.

A transparent measuring jug holding water up to a clearly marked 500 mL graduation makes a quantity of something directly visible.
Etymology
aLatinto, toward
+mountLatinmountain

The pieces evoke going toward a mountain, hence uphill or upward. The verb came to mean rising in number to a certain level, giving the noun its sense of a total.

In context

Town of Amherst, MA149:59
the total requested amount of all the projects is uh net of any uh debt and funding
Community Preservation Act Committee Dec 7, 2023

More examples

  • The charges amount to fifty dollars.
  • Several small amounts remained.
  • The total has amounted to more than expected.

Forms

amount · amounts · amounted · amounting

Similar words

quantity
How much of something there is.
total
The sum of all the relevant parts.