Amount

v. i.	1.	To go up; to ascend. [imp. & p. p. Amounted; p. pr. & vb. n. Amounting.] So up he rose, and thence amounted straight. - Spenser.
	2.	To rise or reach by an accumulation of particular sums or quantities; to come (to) in the aggregate or whole; - with to or unto.
	3.	To rise, reach, or extend in effect, substance, or influence; to be equivalent; to come practically (to); as, the testimony amounts to very little.
v. t.	1.	To signify; to amount to.
n.	1.	The sum total of two or more sums or quantities; the aggregate; the whole quantity; a totality; as, the amount of 7 and 9 is 16; the amount of a bill; the amount of this year's revenue.
	2.	The effect, substance, value, significance, or result; the sum; as, the amount of the testimony is this. The whole amount of that enormous fame. - Pope.

Noun	1.	amount - how much of something is available; "an adequate amount of food for four people"
	2.	amount - a quantity of money; "he borrowed a large sum"; "the amount he had in cash was insufficient" Synonyms: amount of money, sum, sum of money
	3.	amount - how much there is of something that you can quantify Synonyms: quantity, measure
	4.	amount - a quantity obtained by addition Synonyms: sum, total
Verb	1.	amount - be tantamount or equivalent to; "Her action amounted to a rebellion"
	2.	amount - add up in number or quantity; "The bills amounted to $2,000"; "The bill came to $2,000" Synonyms: number, total, add up, come
	3.	amount - develop into; "This idea will never amount to anything"; "nothing came of his grandiose plans" Synonyms: add up, come

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