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单词 amount
释义 amount
I. \əˈmau̇nt\
(intransitive verb -ed/-ing/-s)
Etymology: Middle English amounten, from Old French amonter, amounter, from amont upward, from a- (from Latin ad-) + mont mountain — more at mount
1. obsolete : ascend
2. : to add up : reach a total — used with to
 < the bill amounted to 10 dollars >
 < total casualties amounting to over a thousand >
3. : to be really or practically equivalent : attain in effect or significance — used with to
 < anxiety that almost amounted to agony — Mary W. Shelley >
 < an act that amounted to treason >
II. noun
(-s)
1.
 a. : the total number or quantity : aggregate
  < the amount of the fine is doubled >
  : sum, number
  < add the same amount to each column >
  < the amount of the policy is 10,000 dollars >
 b. : the sum of individuals
  < the unique amount of worthless IOUs collected during each day's business — R.L.Taylor >
 c. : the quantity at hand or under consideration
  < only a small amount of trouble involved >
  < a surprising amount of patience >
2. : the whole or final effect, significance, or import
 < the amount of his remarks is that we are hopelessly beaten >
3. accounting : a principal sum and the interest on it
Synonyms: see sum
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