Qué es amount? Qué es amount? The total of two or more quantities; the aggregate.A number; a sum.A principal plus its interest, as in a loan. The full effect or meaning; import.Quantity: a great amount of intelligence. To add up in number or quantity: The purchases amounted to 50 dollars. To add up in import or effect: That plan will never amount to anything. To be equivalent or tantamount: accusations that amount to an indictment.