what does amount mean?
AMOUNT as NOUN
- Meaning
- how much there is of something that you can quantify
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Hypernyms(s) amount is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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- Meaning
- how much of something is available
Usage Example(s)
- an adequate amount of food for four people
Hypernyms(s) amount is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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- Meaning
- a quantity obtained by addition
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Hypernyms(s) amount is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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- Meaning
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- he borrowed a large sum
- the amount he had in cash was insufficient
Hypernyms(s) amount is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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AMOUNT as VERB
- Meaning
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- This idea will never amount to anything
- nothing came of his grandiose plans
Hypernyms(s) amount is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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- Meaning
- add up in number or quantity
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- The bills amounted to $2,000
- The bill came to $2,000
Hypernyms(s) amount is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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- Meaning
- be tantamount or equivalent to
Usage Example(s)
- Her action amounted to a rebellion
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