sum, sum of money, amount, amount of money (noun)

a quantity of money

"he borrowed a large sum"; "the amount he had in cash was insufficient"

amount (noun)

the relative magnitude of something with reference to a criterion

"an adequate amount of food for four people"

measure, quantity, amount (noun)

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

sum, amount, total (verb)

a quantity obtained by the addition of a group of numbers

amount (verb)

be tantamount or equivalent to

"Her action amounted to a rebellion"

total, number, add up, come, amount (verb)

add up in number or quantity

"The bills amounted to $2,000"; "The bill came to $2,000"

come, add up, amount (verb)

develop into

"This idea will never amount to anything"; "nothing came of his grandiose plans"

amount (Noun)

The total, aggregate or sum of material. Not applicable to discrete numbers or units or items.

amount (Noun)

A quantity or volume.

amount (Verb)

To total or evaluate.

amount (Verb)

To be the same as or equivalent to.

amount

Quantity or amount is a property that can exist as a multitude or magnitude, which illustrate discontinuity and continuity. Quantities can be compared in terms of "more", "less", or "equal", or by assigning a numerical value multiple of a unit of measurement. Mass, time, distance, heat, and angle are among the familiar examples of quantitative properties. Quantity is among the basic classes of things along with quality, substance, change, and relation. Some quantities are such by their inner nature (as number), while others function as states (properties, dimensions, attributes) of things such as heavy and light, long and short, broad and narrow, small and great, or much and little. Under the name of multitude comes what is discontinuous and discrete and divisible ultimately into indivisibles, such as: army, fleet, flock, government, company, party, people, mess (military), chorus, crowd, and number; all which are cases of collective nouns. Under the name of magnitude comes what is continuous and unified and divisible only into smaller divisibles, such as: matter, mass, energy, liquid, material—all cases of non-collective nouns. Along with analyzing its nature and classification, the issues of quantity involve such closely related topics as dimensionality, equality, proportion, the measurements of quantities, the units of measurements, number and numbering systems, the types of numbers and their relations to each other as numerical ratios.