amount: 意味と定義

A number; a sum.

The total of two or more quantities; the aggregate.

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.