aggregate vs amount

amount vs aggregate

aggregate and amount both are nouns.

aggregate is an adjective but amount is not an adjective.

aggregate and amount both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
aggregate	Yes	Yes	Yes	No
amount	Yes	No	Yes	No

As verbs, amount is a hypernym of aggregate; that is, amount is a word with a broader meaning than aggregate:

aggregate: amount in the aggregate to
amount: to measure up to in kind or quality

Other hypernyms of aggregate include add up, come.

aggregate (noun)	amount (noun)
the whole amount	how much there is or how many there are of something that you can quantify
a sum total of many heterogenous things taken together	the relative magnitude of something with reference to a criterion
material such as sand or gravel used with cement and water to make concrete, mortar, or plaster	a quantity obtained by the addition of a group of numbers
	a quantity of money

aggregate (adjective)	amount (adjective)
composed of a dense cluster of separate units such as carpels or florets or drupelets
formed of separate units gathered into a mass or whole

aggregate (verb)	amount (verb)
gather in a mass, sum, or whole	to measure up to in kind or quality
amount in the aggregate to	add up in number or quantity
	be tantamount or equivalent to

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