Main Entry:

¹amount

Pronunciation:

\ə-ˈmau̇nt\

Function:

intransitive verb

Etymology:

Middle English, from Anglo-French amounter, from amount upward, from a- (from 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 amounts to $10>