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>