Amount definition

Amount as a noun

1. a quantity of money

   "the amount he had in cash was insufficient"

   Same sense: amount of money, sum, sum of money

2. the relative magnitude of something with reference to a criterion

   "an adequate amount of food for four people"

3. how much there is or how many there are of something that you can quantify

   Same sense: measure, quantity

4. a quantity obtained by the addition of a group of numbers

   Same sense: total, sum

Amount as a verb

5. be tantamount or equivalent to

   "Her action amounted to a rebellion"

6. add up in number or quantity

   "The bills amounted to $2,000"

   Same sense: come, number, total, add up

7. to measure up to in kind or quality

   "This idea will never amount to anything"

   Same sense: come, add up

Synonyms and antonyms

• amount of money
• sum
• sum of money
• measure
• quantity
• total definition
• come definition
• number definition
• add up

How to say amount

Amount has 2 syllables and rhymes with account. Syllable counts and rhymes come from the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary.

Words that rhyme with amount

• account
• count
• mount
• discount
• paramount
• recount
• tantamount
• surmount
• catamount
• undercount
• miscount

AMOUNT in word games

Scrabble

8

Words With Friends

11

Anagrams

1

Is AMOUNT a valid Scrabble word? Yes, it is in the ENABLE list most word games use. Check AMOUNT in the word checker, or unscramble AMOUNT to see its 1 anagram and the shorter words in its letters.