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   a·mount

   /əˈmount/

   noun

   • 1. a quantity of something, especially the total of a thing or things in number, size, value, or extent: "the sport gives an enormous amount of pleasure to many people"
   • ▪ a sum of money: "they have spent a colossal amount rebuilding the stadium"

   verb

   • 1. come to be (the total) when added together: "losses amounted to over 10 million dollars"
   • ▪ be the equivalent of: "their actions amounted to a conspiracy"
   • ▪ develop into; become: "you'll never amount to anything"

   Word Origin Middle English (as a verb): from Old French amunter, from amont ‘upward’, literally ‘uphill’, from Latin ad montem. The noun use dates from the early 18th century.

   Scrabble Points: 8

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