Amount

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Pronunciation 1.2 Noun 1.2.1 Translations 1.3 Intransitive verb 1.3.1 Related terms

English

Pronunciation

• AHD: /ə-mount'/
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Noun

Amount (countable and uncountable; plural Amounts)

1. (countable or uncountable) A quantity or volume.

   Pour a small amount of water into the dish.

   The dogs need different amounts of food.

2. (uncountable) The number of elements in a set.

Translations

Danish: antal n, mængde c Dutch: hoeveelheid f, bedrag n, saldo n Finnish: määrä French: montant m German: Menge m (2) Indonesian: jumlah Interlingua: amonta, quantitate

Portuguese: quantia f, quantidade f Russian: количество Slovene: količina f (1) Spanish: cantidad f Swahili: kiasi Swedish: antal n, mängd c, kvantitet c Telugu: మొత్తము

Intransitive verb

to amount (third-person singular simple present amounts, present participle amounting, simple past amounted, past participle amounted)

1. To total or evaluate.

   It amounts to three dollars and change.

2. To succeed or have value.

   He was a pretty good student, but never amounted to much professionally.

Related terms

• number
• quantityde:amount

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