amount
noun
the sum total of two or more quantities or sums; aggregate.
amounting
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present participleof amount.present participle
A verb form that is used in progressive verb constructions and may also function as a modifier or a gerund.
Example Sentences
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More than 14% of farmed Atlantic salmon in Norway died last year before reaching maturity, amounting to almost 55 million fish.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 20, 2026
Under mom’s current plan, the three of us would split everything equally, amounting to about $468,000 each.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 12, 2026
Last week an independent legal panel delivered a long-anticipated verdict, finding the club guilty on 114 counts of systematic financial fraud, amounting to more than a billion dollars in fake revenues and sham commercial sponsorships.
From Salon ● Oct. 4, 2026
The plaintiffs say they have suffered losses amounting to hundreds of millions of dollars from wildfires, flooding and other weather extremes and are seeking compensation.
From Barron's ● Oct. 2, 2026
With what he calls “that quick detective intuition amounting almost to inspiration,” he knows that Booth’s escape options are limited.
From "Lincoln's Last Days: The Shocking Assassination that Changed America Forever" by Bill O'Reilly
