amounts
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- واژهنامه · Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary 1 amount n. Pronunciation: ə- ' mau ̇ nt Function: intransitive verb Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French amounter, from amount upward, from a- (fr. 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 amount s to $10>]]> 2 amount n. Function: noun Date: 1595 1 a : the total number or quantity : AGGREGATE b : the quantity at hand or under consideration <has an enormous amount of energy> 2 : the whole effect, significance, or import 3 : a principal sum and the interest on it usage Number is regularly used with count nouns <a large number of mistakes> <any number of times> while amount is mainly used with mass nouns <annual amount of rainfall> <a substantial amount of money>. The use of amount with count nouns has been frequently criticized; it usually occurs when the number of things is thought of as a mass or collection <glad to furnish any amount of black pebbles ― New Yorker > <a substantial amount of film offers ― Lily Tomlin> or when money is involved <a substantial amount of loans ― E. R. Black>.]]>