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amount

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  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