Quick definitions from WordNet (amount)
▸ noun: how much of something is available ("An adequate amount of food for four people")
▸ noun: a quantity obtained by addition
▸ noun: how much there is of something that you can quantify
▸ noun: a quantity of money ("The amount he had in cash was insufficient")
▸ verb: be tantamount or equivalent to ("Her action amounted to a rebellion")
▸ verb: develop into ("This idea will never amount to anything")
▸ verb: add up in number or quantity ("The bills amounted to $2,000")
▸ Also see amount
▸ noun: how much of something is available ("An adequate amount of food for four people")
▸ noun: a quantity obtained by addition
▸ noun: how much there is of something that you can quantify
▸ noun: a quantity of money ("The amount he had in cash was insufficient")
▸ verb: be tantamount or equivalent to ("Her action amounted to a rebellion")
▸ verb: develop into ("This idea will never amount to anything")
▸ verb: add up in number or quantity ("The bills amounted to $2,000")
▸ Also see amount