The difference between Amount and Sum

When used as nouns, amount means the total, aggregate or sum of material , whereas sum means a quantity obtained by addition or aggregation.

When used as verbs, amount means to total or evaluate, whereas sum means to add together.

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  1. Amount as a noun:

    The total, aggregate or sum of material .

    Examples:

    "The amount of atmospheric pollution threatens a health crisis."

  2. Amount as a noun:

    A quantity or volume.

    Examples:

    "Pour a small amount of water into the dish."

    "The dogs need different amounts of food."

  3. Amount as a noun (nonstandard, sometimes, _, proscribed):

    The number (the sum) of elements in a set.

  1. Amount as a verb (intransitive, followed by ''to''):

    To total or evaluate.

    Examples:

    "It amounts to three dollars and change."

  2. Amount as a verb (intransitive, followed by ''to''):

    To be the same as or equivalent to.

    Examples:

    "He was a pretty good student, but never amounted to much professionally."

    "His response amounted to gross insubordination"

  3. Amount as a verb (obsolete, intransitive):

    To go up; to ascend.

  1. Sum as a noun:

    A quantity obtained by addition or aggregation.

    Examples:

    "The sum of 3 and 4 is 7."

  2. Sum as a noun (often plural):

    An arithmetic computation, especially one posed to a student as an exercise (not necessarily limited to addition).

    Examples:

    "We're learning about division, and the sums are tricky."

  3. Sum as a noun:

    A quantity of money.

    Examples:

    "a tidy sum"

    "the sum of forty pounds"

  4. Sum as a noun:

    A summary; the principal points or thoughts when viewed together; the amount; the substance; compendium.

    Examples:

    "This is the sum of all the evidence in the case."

    "This is the sum and substance of his objections."

  5. Sum as a noun:

    A central idea or point.

  6. Sum as a noun:

    The utmost degree.

  7. Sum as a noun (obsolete):

    An old English measure of corn equal to the quarter.

  1. Sum as a verb (transitive):

    To add together.

  2. Sum as a verb (transitive):

    To give a summary of.

  1. Sum as a noun:

    The basic unit of money in Kyrgyzstan.

  2. Sum as a noun:

    The basic unit of money in Uzbekistan.

  1. Sum as a pronoun (AAVE):

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