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Meaning of the word amount in English

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amount

US /əˈmaʊnt/
UK /əˈmaʊnt/
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Noun

a quantity of something, especially the total of a thing or things in number, size, value, or extent

Example:
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A large amount of money was stolen.
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The total amount of rainfall was 10 inches.
Synonym:
quantity sum total extent measure

Verb

to be equal to something in quantity or value

Example:
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His debts amount to thousands of dollars.
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Her refusal to help amounted to a betrayal.
Synonym:
total add up to come to equal be equivalent to
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