n.
Pronunciation: ə - ' mau ̇ nt
Function: intransitive verb
Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French amounter, from amount upward, from a- (fr. Latin ad- ) + mont mountain ― more at MOUNT
Date: 14th century
1 a : to be equivalent <acts that amount to treason> b : to reach in kind or quality <wants her son to amount to something> <doesn't amount to much>
2 : to reach a total : add up <the bill amount s to $10>