Word forms: plural, 3rd person singular presenttense amounts, present participle amounting, past tense, past participle amounted
1. variable noun
The amountof something is how much there is, or how much you have, need, or get.
He needs that amount of money to survive. [+ of]
I still do a certain amount of work for them. [+ of]
Postal money orders are available in amounts up to $700.
Synonyms: quantity, lot, measure, size More Synonyms of amount
2. verb
If something amountsto a particular total, all the parts of it add up to that total.
Consumer spending on sports-related items amounted to £9.75 billion. [VERB + to]
3.
See any amount of something
Phrasal verbs:
See amount to
More Synonyms of amount
amount in British English
(əˈmaʊnt)
noun
1.
extent; quantity; supply
2.
the total of two or more quantities; sum
3.
the full value, effect, or significance of something
4.
a principal sum plus the interest on it, as in a loan
verb
5. (intransitive; usually foll byto)
to be equal or add up in effect, meaning, or quantity
▶ USAGE The use of a plural noun after amount of (an amount of bananas; the amount of refugees) should be avoided: a quantity of bananas; the number of refugees
Word origin
C13: from Old French amonter to go up, from amont upwards, from a to + mont mountain (from Latin mōns)
amount in American English
(əˈmaʊnt)
verb intransitive
1.
to add up; equal in total
the bill amounts to $4.50
2.
to be equal in meaning, value, or effect
her failure to reply amounts to a refusal
noun
3.
the sum of two or more quantities; total
4.
the whole meaning, value, or effect
5.
a quantity
a fair amount of resistance
SIMILAR WORDS: sum
Word origin
ME amounten, to ascend < OFr amonter < amont, upward < a- (L ad), to + mont < L montem, acc. sing. of mons, mountain
amount in Accounting
(əmaʊnt)
Word forms: (regular plural) amounts
noun
(Accounting: Basic)
The amount of something is how much of it there is.
The amount of money available for reducing debt and debt service isn't finally set.
By lowering the level of corporation tax, the government should encourage more investmentby business as companies are able to retain a larger amount of profit.
The amount of something is how much of it there is.
COBUILD Collocations
amount
amount payable
certain amount
considerable amount
daily amount
enormous amount
equal amount
equivalent amount
fair amount
guideline amount
huge amount
increase an amount
increasing amount
invest an amount
large amount
maximum amount
minimum amount
pay an amount
reduce an amount
significant amount
small amount
spend an amount
substantial amount
total amount
tremendous amount
vast amount
Examples of 'amount' in a sentence
amount
The huge amount was down to data usage.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
This could still amount to thousands of pounds.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
That is partly due to the amount of money directed towards cancer research.
Times, Sunday Times (2017)
About the amount of work for just one day.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
All cut the same number of calories from food intake and also burned up an equal amount.
The Sun (2017)
He has a track record of making very large amounts of money.
Times, Sunday Times (2017)
Your muscles need a certain amount of oxygen.
Times, Sunday Times (2017)
The huge increase in the amount of data available on the web is largely the result of the number of people who have internet access.
Computing (2010)
We have a limited amount of seats available.
Christianity Today (2000)
There was not a huge amount to do apart from play outside or read.
Times, Sunday Times (2006)
The amount of people that have come out of the woodwork selling stories.
The Sun (2011)
We have done fantastic amounts of work to make sure we have fantastic pricing.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
The main appeal to investors is the huge amounts of cash the companies throw off.
Times, Sunday Times (2011)
Surely a very long lunch can provide equal amounts of joy.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
Players were bought for very large amounts of money.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
Thus a relatively small amount of land can do service out of all proportion to its size.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
They have the advantage of not adding to the amount of sodium in the diet.
Hanssen, Maurice & Marsden, Jill E For Additives (1987)
They had a certain amount of freedom.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
They need a huge amount of support.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
Yet there is an enormous amount still going on.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
There are far too many uncertainties to put a figure on the amount of land available.
Tomlinson, Richard Urbanization in Post-Apartheid South Africa (1990)
He got a huge amount of publicity and attention.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
They faced a prodigious amount of work and the odds were against them.
Times, Sunday Times (2011)
Our joint account works because we earn equal amounts.
The Sun (2013)
Researchers have for the first time identified a genetic mutation linked to the amount of sleep people need.
Times, Sunday Times (2009)
But you might be surprised to hear of the amount of money that gets sent through the post.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
The total amount is understood to be about 850,000 when interest is included.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
The sum amounted to just under half of that year's budget.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
Campaigners say it amounts to self-regulation and will be open to abuse.
Times, Sunday Times (2009)
In the 20th century these companies grew by raising huge sums in small amounts from widely dispersed shareholders.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
Quotations
Many a mickle makes a muckle
In other languages
amount
British English: amount /əˈmaʊnt/ NOUN
An amount of something is how much of it you have, need, or get.
I still do a certain amount of work.
American English: amount
Arabic: مَبْلَغ مبلغ
Brazilian Portuguese: quantia
Chinese: 数量
Croatian: količina
Czech: množství
Danish: mængde
Dutch: hoeveelheid
European Spanish: cantidad suma
Finnish: määrä
French: somme addition
German: Betrag
Greek: ποσό
Italian: quantità
Japanese: 量
Korean: 양
Norwegian: mengde
Polish: ilość
European Portuguese: quantia
Romanian: cantitate
Russian: количество
Latin American Spanish: cantidad
Swedish: mängd
Thai: จำนวน/ ปริมาณ
Turkish: miktar
Ukrainian: обсяг
Vietnamese: số lượng
British English: amount VERB
If something amounts to a particular total, all the parts of it add up to that total.
Consumer spending on sports-related items amounted to billions.
American English: amount
Brazilian Portuguese: somar
Chinese: 总计
European Spanish: ascender a
French: se monter
German: sich belaufen auf
Italian: ammontare
Japanese: 合計で～になる
Korean: 총계가 ~에 이르다
European Portuguese: somar
Latin American Spanish: ascender a
All related terms of 'amount'
amount to
If you say that one thing amounts to something else, you consider the first thing to be the same as the second thing.
fair amount
The amount of something is how much there is, or how much you have, need , or get.
huge amount
The amount of something is how much there is, or how much you have, need , or get.
vast amount
The amount of something is how much there is, or how much you have, need , or get .
daily amount
The amount of something is how much there is, or how much you have, need, or get.
equal amount
The amount of something is how much there is, or how much you have, need , or get .
large amount
The amount of something is how much there is, or how much you have, need, or get .
small amount
The amount of something is how much there is, or how much you have, need, or get .
total amount
The amount of something is how much there is, or how much you have, need, or get .
amount payable
The amount of something is how much there is, or how much you have, need , or get .
certain amount
The amount of something is how much there is, or how much you have, need, or get .
enormous amount
The amount of something is how much there is, or how much you have, need, or get .
maximum amount
The amount of something is how much there is, or how much you have, need , or get .
minimum amount
The amount of something is how much there is, or how much you have, need, or get .
taxable amount
the portion of your income or profits that is subject to tax
equivalent amount
The amount of something is how much there is, or how much you have, need, or get .
guideline amount
The amount of something is how much there is, or how much you have, need , or get .
increasing amount
The amount of something is how much there is, or how much you have, need , or get .
pay an amount
The amount of something is how much there is, or how much you have, need , or get .
significant amount
The amount of something is how much there is, or how much you have, need , or get .
substantial amount
The amount of something is how much there is, or how much you have, need , or get .
tremendous amount
The amount of something is how much there is, or how much you have, need , or get.
considerable amount
The amount of something is how much there is, or how much you have, need , or get.
increase an amount
The amount of something is how much there is, or how much you have, need , or get .
invest an amount
The amount of something is how much there is, or how much you have, need , or get.
reduce an amount
The amount of something is how much there is, or how much you have, need , or get .
spend an amount
The amount of something is how much there is, or how much you have, need, or get .
amount of substance
a measure of the number of entities ( atoms , molecules , ions , electrons , etc) present in a substance, expressed in moles
any amount of something
If you say that there is any amount of something, there is a lot of it. If you say that there are any amount of people or things, there are many people or things.
Chinese translation of 'amount'
amount
(əˈmaunt)
n(c/u)
(= quantity) 数(數)量 (shùliàng)
[of money]数(數)额(額) (shù'é) (个(個), gè)
[of work]总(總)量 (zǒngliàng) (个(個), gè)
vi
to amount to sth (= total) 总(總)共达(達)到某数(數) (zǒnggòng dádào mǒushù) (= be same as) 相当(當)于(於)某事 (xiāngdāngyú mǒushì)
any amount of许(許)多 (xǔduō)
All related terms of 'amount'
any amount of
许(許)多 xǔduō
a fair amount of
不少 bùshǎo
to amount to sth
( total ) 总(總)共达(達)到某数(數) zǒnggòng dádào mǒushù
a certain amount of sth
一定量的某物 yīdìng liàng de mǒuwù
to be treble the amount/size of sth
是某物数(數)量/大小的三倍 shì mǒuwù shùliàng/dàxiǎo de sān bèi
The colonies were claiming a larger measure of self-government.
size
books of various sizes
supply
The brain requires a constant supply of oxygen.
mass
Pluto and Triton have nearly the same mass and density.
volume
the sheer volume of traffic on our motorways
capacity
an aircraft with a bomb-carrying capacity of 454 kg
extent
The full extent of the losses was revealed yesterday.
bulk
the shadowy bulk of an ancient barn
number
I have had an enormous number of letters from concerned parents.
magnitude
expanse
2 (noun)
Definition
extent or quantity
If you always pay the full amount, this won't affect you.
Synonyms
total
The companies have a total of 1,776 employees.
whole
Taken as a percentage of the whole, it has to be a fairly minor part.
mass
The enormous mass of evidence also includes 1,000 witness statements.
addition
sum
The sum of all the angles of a triangle is 180 degrees.
lot
extent
aggregate
society viewed as an aggregate of individuals
entirety
His own diary forms the entirety of the novel.
totality
We must take into consideration the totality of the evidence.
sum total
3 (noun)
Synonyms
importance
Safety is of paramount importance.
result
import
I have already spoken about the import of his speech.
significance
ideas about the social significance of religion
full value
full effect
phrasal verb
See amount to something
Usage note
Although it is common to use a plural noun after amount of, for example in the amount of people and the amount of goods, this should be avoided. Preferred alternatives would be to use quantity, as in the quantity of people, or number, as in the number of goods.
proverb
Many a mickle makes a muckle
Additional synonyms
in the sense of aggregate
Definition
an amount or total formed from separate units
society viewed as an aggregate of individuals
Synonyms
total,
body,
whole,
amount,
collection,
cluster,
mass,
sum,
combination,
pile,
mixture,
bulk,
lump,
heap,
accumulation,
assemblage,
agglomeration
in the sense of bulk
Definition
volume or size, esp. when great
the shadowy bulk of an ancient barn
Synonyms
size,
volume,
dimensions,
magnitude,
substance,
vastness,
amplitude,
immensity,
bigness,
largeness,
massiveness
in the sense of capacity
Definition
the ability to contain, absorb, or hold something
an aircraft with a bomb-carrying capacity of 454 kg