What does “amount” mean?
- 1
nounhow much there is of something
A small amount of sugar is fine.
- 2
verbamount to: to add up to a total
The bill amounted to $200.
Amount at a glance
- Part of speech
- noun & verb
- CEFR level
- B1 (intermediate)
- Pronunciation
- /əˈmaʊnt/ · uh-MOWNT
How to use “amount” correctly
Use “amount” with uncountable nouns (“an amount of money”) and “number” with countable nouns (“a number of people”).
Common phrases with “amount”
- a large amount of
- a small amount of
- the total amount
Synonyms, opposites and related words
Synonyms (similar meaning)
- quantity
- sum
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