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amount
[uh-mount]
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| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | equal, add up to |
| Synonyms: | aggregate, approach, approximate, be equivalent to, be tantamount to, become, check with, come to, correspond, develop into, effect, extend, grow, match, mean, number, purport, reach, rival, sum, tally, total, touch |
| Notes: | use 'amount' with things that cannot be counted but 'number' with things that can be counted number is regularly used with count nouns, while amount is mainly used with mass nouns: number of mistakes, amount of money |
| Main Entry: | come up to |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | meet expectations |
| Synonyms: | admit of comparison with, approach, arrive, bear comparison with, come near, compare with, equal, extend, get near, match, measure up to, rank with, reach, resemble, rival, stand comparison with |
| Main Entry: | compare |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | liken, equate |
| Synonyms: | allegorize, approach, approximate to, assimilate, balance, be in the same class as, be on a par with, bear comparison, bring near, come up to, compete with, connect, correlate, distinguish between, draw parallel, equal, equate, hold a candle to, identify with, link, make like, match, notice similarities, parallel, put alongside, relate, resemble, show correspondence, stack up with, standardize, tie up, vie |
| Main Entry: | cost |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | command a price of |
| Synonyms: | amount to be asked, be demanded, be given, be marked at, be needed, be paid, be priced at, be received, be valued at, be worth, bring in, come to, mount up, move back, nick, rap, require, sell at, sell for, set back, take, to the tune of, yield |
| Main Entry: | equal |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | make even, be even with |
| Synonyms: | agree, amount to, approach, balance, be commensurate, be identical, be level, be tantamount, break even, come up to, compare, comprise, consist of, coordinate, correspond, emulate, equalize, equate, equipoise, equiponderate, keep pace with, level, live up to, match, measure up, meet, parallel, partake of, rank with, reach, rise to, rival, run abreast, square with, tally, tie, touch |
| Antonyms: | disproportion, imbalance, unmatch, vary |
| Main Entry: | expenditure |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | payment |
| Synonyms: | amount, application, bottom line, cash on barrelhead, charge, come to, consumption, cost, disbursement, dissipation, expense, figure, investment, kickback, outgo, outlay, output, payoff, price, rate, setback*, spending, splurge, squander, throw*, tune*, use, valuation, value, waste |
| Antonyms: | savings |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | get |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | arrive |
| Synonyms: | advance, blow in, come, come to, converge, draw near, land, make it, reach, show, show up, turn up |
| Antonyms: | depart, leave |
| Main Entry: | liken |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | compare |
| Synonyms: | allegorize, approach, approximate to, assimilate, balance, be in the same class as, be on a par with, bear comparison, come up to, correlate, distinguish between, draw parallel, equal, equate, identify with, link, make like, match, notice similarities, parallel, put alongside, relate, resemble, show correspondence |
| Main Entry: | make |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | add up to; constitute |
| Synonyms: | amount to, come to, compose, compound, comprise, construct, embody, equal, fabricate, form, make up, mix, organize, put together, represent, structure, synthesize, texture |
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