Dictionary definition · amount
noun
- a quantity of money"he borrowed a large sum"
- the relative magnitude of something with reference to a criterion"an adequate amount of food for four people"
- how much there is or how many there are of something that you can quantify
- a quantity obtained by the addition of a group of numbers
verb
- be tantamount or equivalent to"Her action amounted to a rebellion"
- add up in number or quantity"The bills amounted to $2,000"
- to measure up to in kind or quality"This idea will never amount to anything"
Source: Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0).