Unscramble amount

Definition of amount

noun:

• 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.
• the relative magnitude of something with reference to a criterion; "an adequate amount of food for four people".
• how much there is or how many there are of something that you can quantify. Synonyms: measure, quantity.
• a quantity obtained by the addition of a group of numbers. Synonyms: sum, total.

verb:

• be tantamount or equivalent to; "Her action amounted to a rebellion".
• add up in number or quantity; "The bills amounted to $2,000", "The bill came to $2,000". Synonyms: add up, come, number, total.
• develop into; "This idea will never amount to anything", "nothing came of his grandiose plans". Synonyms: add up, come.

Related words

advance, aggregate, average, chance, contribution, cordage, coverage, decrease, decrement, deductible, defalcation, deficiency, figure, gain, gross, inadequacy, increase, increment, insufficiency, interval, loss, magnetisation, magnetization, make, margin, metric, negativeness, negativity, number, outnumber, payroll, paysheet, peanuts, play, point, positiveness, positivity, probability, proof, purse, quantity, quantum, radical, receipts, red, revenue, smallness, subtotal, value, volume.

Words nearby

mount.

Rhymes with

account, count, discount, miscount, mount, mt, recount, recount, surmount.