<p><strong>Noun</strong></p><ul><li>the sum total of two or more quantities or sums; aggregate.</li><li>the sum of the principal and interest of a loan.</li><li>quantity; measure: a great amount of resistance.</li><li>the full effect, value, or significance.</li><li>a downward inclination or slope.</li><li>a passage or stairway leading down.</li><li>derivation from an ancestor; lineage; extraction.</li><li>any passing from higher to lower in degree or state; decline.</li><li>a sudden raid or hostile attack.</li><li>Law: transmission of real property by intestate succession.</li></ul><p><strong>Verb</strong></p><ul><li>to total; add (usually followed by to): The repair bill amounts to $300.</li><li>to reach, extend, or be equal in number, quantity, effect, etc.; be equivalent (usually followed by to): It is stated differently but amounts to the same thing.</li><li>to develop into; become (usually followed by to): With his intelligence, he should amount to something when he grows up.</li></ul><p><strong>End of Response</strong></p>