amount
NOUNVERB
/ə'maʊnt/
6 LETTERS · 2 SYLLABLES · STARTS WITH A
amount is a valid 6-letter word worth 8 points in Scrabble and 11 points in Words with Friends.
SCRABBLE
WORDS WITH FRIENDS
A1M3O1U1N1T1
1 + 3 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 =8 PTS
DOUBLE WORD → 16TRIPLE WORD → 24
MEANING
What does amount mean?
NOUN · 4 SENSES
1
How much there is or how many there are of something that you can quantify.
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2
A quantity of money.
“the amount he had in cash was insufficient”
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3
A quantity obtained by the addition of a group of numbers.
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4
The relative magnitude of something with reference to a criterion.
“an adequate amount of food for four people”
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VERB · 3 SENSES
1
Add up in number or quantity.
“The bills amounted to $2,000”
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2
Develop into.
“This idea will never amount to anything”
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3
Be tantamount or equivalent to.
“Her action amounted to a rebellion”
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Anagrams of amount
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