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amount
A	noun
	1	measure, quantity, amount
			how much there is of something that you can quantify
		Category Tree: abstraction ╚measure, quantity, amount ╚relative quantity ╚indefinite quantity ╚definite quantity ╚fundamental quantity; fundamental measure ╚value; economic value ╚quantum ╚probability; chance
	2	amount
			how much of something is available; "an adequate amount of food for four people"
		Category Tree: abstraction ╚attribute ╚property ╚magnitude ╚amount ╚number; figure ╚insufficiency; inadequacy; deficiency ╚decrease; decrement ╚increase; increment ╚quantity ╚critical mass
	3	sum, amount, total
			a quantity obtained by addition
		Category Tree: psychological feature ╚cognition; knowledge; noesis ╚content; cognitive content; mental object ╚idea; thought ╚concept; conception; construct ╚quantity ╚sum, amount, total ╚polynomial; multinomial
	4	sum, sum of money, amount, amount of money
			a quantity of money; "he borrowed a large sum"; "the amount he had in cash was insufficient"
		Category Tree: possession ╚assets ╚sum, sum of money, amount, amount of money ╚purse ╚purse ╚peanuts ╚payroll; paysheet ╚advance; cash advance ╚coverage; insurance coverage ╚figure ╚loss; red ink; red ╚defalcation ╚deductible ╚contribution ╚cash surrender value ╚gain
B	verb
	1	come, add up, amount
			develop into; "This idea will never amount to anything"; "nothing came of his grandiose plans"
		Category Tree: change ╚transform; transmute; metamorphose ╚become; turn ╚come, add up, amount ╚aggregate
	2	total, number, add up, come, amount
			add up in number or quantity; "The bills amounted to $2,000"; "The bill came to $2,000"
		Category Tree: be ╚total, number, add up, come, amount ╚make ╚average; average out ╚outnumber ╚work out
	3	amount
			be tantamount or equivalent to; "Her action amounted to a rebellion"

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