amounting

Meanings

• Verb

  The process of totaling up or calculating the sum of amounts.

  - "After adding up all the expenses, the total amounted to $1,000."
  - "The accountant was responsible for amounting the company's financial statements."

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Pronunciation

1. /əˈmaʊntɪŋ/
   
   
   
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Rhymes

Words rhyming with amounting
mounting , accounting , outing , pouting

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Variants

List of all variants of amounting that leads to same result
amount , amount to much , amount to something , amounted , amounting , amounts , amount to , amounted to , amounting to , amounts to

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Forms

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amounts, amounted, amounting

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Etymology

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The term 'amounting' comes from the Old French word 'amontir,' which means 'to mount up,' 'to increase,' or 'to accumulate.'

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Trivia

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1. The term 'amounting' is often used in legal contexts, particularly when referring to the total amount of damages or fines.

2. The word 'amounting' can also be used figuratively, as in 'The praise amounted to a great deal.'

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Related Concepts

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1. Accounting: Accounting is the process of recording, classifying, and summarizing financial transactions and reporting the results to various users.

2. Finance: Finance refers to the management, creation, and study of money, banking, credit, investments, assets, and liabilities.

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Culture

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Amounting has been used extensively in various forms of literature, particularly in financial and business contexts. For instance, in Charles Dickens' 'David Copperfield,' the character Mr. Micawber advises, 'Everybody can save a farthing, and a shilling's worth of coppers is worth saving.' This phrase implies the importance of keeping track of small amounts, which is a key aspect of amounting.

How to Memorize "amounting"

1. visualize
   

   - Imagine a pile of coins or bills growing larger as you add more to it.
   - Visualize yourself calculating the total on a calculator or in your head.

2. associate
   

   - Associate the word 'amounting' with 'adding up' or 'total.'
   - Think of the word 'amount' and imagine it increasing as you add more.

3. mnemonics
   

   - Create a mnemonic phrase, such as 'Apples And Oranges Mean Total Sum' (A-A-M-T-S)

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