Definition of: amount

(ə·mount′) noun
1. A sum total; aggregate.
2. The value of the principal with the interest upon it, as in a loan.
3. The entire significance, value, or effect.
4. Quantity: a considerable amount of discussion. See synonyms under AGGREGATE </27>[<v.]
—v.i.
1. To rise in number of quantity so as to reach: with to: This bill amounts to ten dollars.
2. To be equivalent in effect or importance: He doesn't amount to a row of beans. [<OF amonter <amont upward <amont to the mountain <L ad to + mons, montis mountain]