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- [uh-mount]
- /əˈmaʊnt/
- /əˈmaʊnt/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [uh-mount]
- /əˈmaʊnt/
Definitions of amounts word
- noun amounts the sum total of two or more quantities or sums; aggregate. 1
- noun amounts the sum of the principal and interest of a loan. 1
- noun amounts quantity; measure: a great amount of resistance. 1
- noun amounts the full effect, value, or significance. 1
- verb without object amounts to total; add (usually followed by to): The repair bill amounts to $300. 1
- verb without object amounts to reach, extend, or be equal in number, quantity, effect, etc.; be equivalent (usually followed by to): It is stated differently but amounts to the same thing. 1
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Origin of amounts
First appearance:
before 1250 One of the 11% oldest English words
1250-1300; Middle English amounten, amunten < Anglo-French amo(u)nter, amunter, Old French amonter literally, to go up, ascend, probably a- a-5 + monter (see mount1); E noun use of v. from early 18th cent.
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Parts of speech for Amounts
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
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amounts popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 99% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
amounts usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for amounts
noun amounts
- aggregates — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of aggregate.
- loads — anything put in or on something for conveyance or transportation; freight; cargo: The truck carried a load of watermelons.
- lots — a river in S France, flowing W to the Garonne. 300 miles (480 km) long.
- measures — a unit or standard of measurement: weights and measures.
- numbers — a numeral or group of numerals.
verb amounts
- effects — something that is produced by an agency or cause; result; consequence: Exposure to the sun had the effect of toughening his skin.
- means — to have in mind as one's purpose or intention; intend: I meant to compliment you on your work. Synonyms: contemplate.
- rivals — a comedy of manners (1775) by Richard Brinsley Sheridan.
Antonyms for amounts
noun amounts
- ones — being or amounting to a single unit or individual or entire thing, item, or object rather than two or more; a single: one woman; one nation; one piece of cake.
- parts — a portion or division of a whole that is separate or distinct; piece, fragment, fraction, or section; constituent: the rear part of the house; to glue the two parts together.
Top questions with amounts
- why do different trophic levels have different amounts of energy?
- how to invest small amounts of money?
- why are bacteria good for copying large amounts of dna?
- which mineral is needed in significant amounts by the body?
- how to make small amounts of crack?
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