Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference - amount
Amount
amount
n. & v. --n. 1 a quantity, esp. the total of a thing or things in number, size, value, extent, etc. (a large amount of money; came to a considerable amount). 2 the full effect or significance. --v.intr. (foll. by to) be equivalent to in number, size, significance, etc. (amounted to {pound}100; amounted to a disaster). Phrases and idioms any amount of a great deal of. no amount of not even the greatest possible amount of. Etymology: ME f. OF amunter f. amont upward, lit. uphill, f. L ad montem
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I. intransitive verb see: mount Date: 14th century 1. to be equivalent , to reach in kind or quality , to reach a total ; add up , II. noun Date: 1595 1. the total number or quantity ; aggregate, the quantity at hand or under consideration , the whole effect, significance, or import, a principal sum and the interest on it, Usage: Number is regularly used with count nouns while ~ is mainly used with mass nouns . The use of ~ with count nouns has been frequently criticized; it usually occurs when the number of things is thought of as a mass or collection or when money is involved . ...Толковый словарь английского языка
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