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amount
UK /əˈmaʊnt/ US /əˈmaʊnt/
noun 3verb 3
Definitions
noun
1
The total, aggregate or sum of material (not applicable to discrete numbers or units or items in standard English).
The amount of atmospheric pollution threatens a health crisis.
2
A quantity or volume.
Pour a small amount of water into the dish.
The dogs need different amounts of food.
3
The number (the sum) of elements in a set.
The final amount of students who have participated to mobility for the period 1995-1999 is held to be around 460 000.
verb
1
To total or evaluate.
The money in my pocket amounts to three dollars and change.
2
To be the tantamount to; to reach up to the level of.
He was a pretty good student, but never amounted to much professionally.
His response amounted to gross insubordination.
3
To go up; to ascend.
So up he rose, and thence amounted straight.
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