average out vs amount

average out is not a noun while amount is a noun.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
average out	No	No	Yes	No
amount	Yes	No	Yes	No

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

Other hypernyms of average out include add up, come, number, total.

average out (noun)	amount (noun)
	how much there is or how many there are of something that you can quantify
	the relative magnitude of something with reference to a criterion
	a quantity obtained by the addition of a group of numbers
	a quantity of money

average out (verb)	amount (verb)
compute the average of	to measure up to in kind or quality
amount to or come to an average, without loss or gain	add up in number or quantity
	be tantamount or equivalent to