Meaning
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- The total, aggregate or sum of material (not applicable to discrete numbers or units or items in standard English).
- A quantity or volume.
- The number (the sum) of elements in a set.
Synonyms
amount of money
sum of money
amount to
total amount
come altogether to
final tally
gross amount
numerical quantity
be next to
final total
as many
major total
of the order of
gross total
aggregate value
gross value
dosis
main bulk
summary calculation
currency amount
total value
high place
run up to
Frequency
Pronounced as (IPA)
/əˈmaʊnt/
Etymology
In summary
From Middle English amounten (“to mount up to, come up to, signify”), from Old French amonter (“to amount to”), from amont, amunt (“uphill, upward”), from the prepositional phrase a mont (“toward or to a mountain or heap”), from Latin ad montem, from ad (“to”) + montem, accusative of mons (“mountain”).
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