amount

 
Pronunciation: /əˈmaʊnt/

noun

  • a quantity of something, especially the total of a thing or things in number, size, value, or extent: sport gives an enormous amount of pleasure to many people the substance is harmless if taken in small amounts
  • a sum of money: they have spent a colossal amount rebuilding the stadium

verb

[no object] (amount to)
  • come to be (the total) when added together: losses amounted to over 10 million pounds
  • be regarded or classified as; be the equivalent of: their actions amounted to a conspiracy what this guy was doing clearly did amount to persecution
  • develop into; become: you’ll never amount to anything

Phrases

any amount of

a great deal or number of: the second half produced any amount of action

no amount of

not even the greatest possible amount of: no amount of talk is going to change anything

Origin:

Middle English (as a verb): from Old French amunter, from amont 'upward', literally 'uphill', from Latin ad montem. The noun use dates from the early 18th century

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