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- pronunciation:
maUnt
- parts of speech:
- noun, verb
- features:
- Language Note, Word History, Word Explorer
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noun |
| definition 1: |
measure; quantity.
This amount of snow isn't enough for skiing.- synonyms:
- measure, number, portion, quantity, sum
- similar words:
- deal, lot, size, volume
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| definition 2: |
the sum of two or more quantities; total.
This is the amount of money you owe them.- synonyms:
- count, number, sum, whole
- similar words:
- extent, figure, lot, portion
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| related words: |
allowance, batch, charge, content, cost, degree, magnitude, part, proportion |
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| part of speech: |
verb |
| inflections: |
amounts, amounting, amounted |
| definition: |
to be equal to; to be the same as.
The bill amounts to more than I can pay.Her stealing amounts to a request for help.- synonyms:
- consist, develop, result
- similar words:
- mean, progress
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Amount or number? Which word is right for your sentence? Use amount when you are telling how much there is of something that cannot be counted in numbers. A large amount of lava shot out of the volcano. Use number when you are telling how many there are of something that can be counted. A great number of rocks tumbled down the mountain. Remember , the word quantity may be used both with things that can be counted and with things that cannot be counted. Antarctica is covered by a great quantity of ice. A large quantity of penguins live in that frigid land.
Amount comes from amonter, an early French word that means "to go up" or "rise." The French word is from a Latin phrase that means "to the mountain."
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