amount
noun
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how much there is or how many there are of something that you can quantifymeasure
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the relative magnitude of something with reference to a criterion“an adequate amount of food for four people”
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a quantity obtained by the addition of a group of numberstotalsum
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a quantity of moneysumsum of moneyamount of money
verb
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to develop into“This idea will never amount to anything.”makecomeadd up
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to add up in number or quantity“The bills amounted to $2,000.”totalnumbercomeadd up
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to be tantamount or equivalent to“Their action amounted to a rebellion.”