definition of
amount

[1] #1 amount n. [sum, sum of money, amount of money] a quantity of money; "he borrowed a large sum"; "the amount he had in cash was insufficient". wn

[2] #2 amount n. the relative magnitude of something with reference to a criterion; "an adequate amount of food for four people". wn

[3] #3 amount n. [measure, quantity] how much there is or how many there are of something that you can quantify. wn

[4] #4 amount v. be tantamount or equivalent to; "Her action amounted to a rebellion". wn

[5] #5 amount n. [sum, total] a quantity obtained by the addition of a group of numbers. wn