amount
Cross references: 1. sum 1. amount \*-'mau.nt\ vi [ME amounten, fr. OF amonter, fr. amont upward, fr. a-](fr. L ad-) + mont mountain - more at MOUNT 1: to add up {bill ~ed to 10 dollars} 2: to be equivalent {acts that ~ to treason} 2. amount n 1: the total number or quantity : AGGREGATE 2: the whole effect, significance, or import 3: a principal sum and the interest on it