ammontare

Ammontare is an Italian term used as both a noun and a verb. As a noun, it denotes the total amount or sum of money, goods, or quantities in a given context, and it is commonly found in financial, legal, and administrative language. As a verb, ammontare means to amount to, to come to, or to reach a certain value.

Etymology and usage notes: The word is formed from the verb montare with the prefix a- and conveys the idea of reaching or adding up to a total. The sense of arriving at a final figure is especially common in accounting and budgeting contexts. In practice, it appears in phrases such as l’ammontare del debito or l’ammontare complessivo.

Examples and contexts: L’ammontare delle spese è stato approvato dal consiglio. Il debito ammonta a due milioni di euro. On invoices or contracts you may see l’ammontare totale o l’ammontare netto/lordo, distinguishing gross from net totals. The verb usage is also frequent: Questo importo ammonta a 1.500 euro, or L’erogazione ammonta a tre rate.

Related terms and variants: Ammontare is closely related to importo, somma, and totale. In financial documents, qualifiers such as lordo (gross) and netto (net) are used with ammontare to specify the precise value. The term is widely understood in Italy and in contexts dealing with money, budgets, and obligations.

See also: importo, somma, totale, cifra, debito, credito.