/ əˈmaʊnt; NAmE / noun , verb
■ noun [ C , U ]
1.
a sum of money :
The insurance company will refund any amount due to you.
You will receive a bill for the full amount.
2.
amount (of sth) (used especially with uncountable nouns) a quantity of sth :
an amount of time / money / information
We've had an enormous amount of help from people.
The server is designed to store huge amounts of data.
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IDIOMS
- any amount of sth
- no amount of sth
■ verb
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PHRASAL VERBS
- amount to sth
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WORD ORIGIN
Middle English (as a verb): from Old French amunter , from amont upward, literally uphill, from Latin ad montem . The noun use dates from the early 18th cent.