amount

/əmˈaʊnt/ · 2 syllables

Meaning

noun

1. a quantity of money
   “he borrowed a large sum”
2. the relative magnitude of something with reference to a criterion
   “an adequate amount of food for four people”
3. how much there is or how many there are of something that you can quantify
4. a quantity obtained by the addition of a group of numbers

verb

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”
3. develop into
   “This idea will never amount to anything”

Synonyms for amount

• sum
• sum of money
• amount of money
• measure
• quantity
• total
• number
• add up
• come

Words that rhyme with amount

• account
• mount
• count
• discount
• surmount
• recount
• catamount
• miscount
• headcount
• paramount
• tantamount
• blount
• marymount
• permount
• playcount
• undercount
• yount