startingamount

noun

UK /ˈstɑːtɪŋ əˈmaʊnt/

US /ˈstɑːrtɪŋ əˈmaʊnt/

The starting amount is the number you begin with before you add or take away anything.

If you have five dollars in your piggy bank, your starting amount is five dollars.

SYNONYMS

beginning amount initial amount opening amount base amount original amount

RELATED WORDS

starting point total balance sum beginning

OTHER MEANINGS

2. The first amount of money put into a savings account or game.

The starting amount for the savings game was ten coins.

3. The number a player begins with in a board game.

Each player gets a starting amount of twenty points.

4. The first quantity used in a math problem before changes are made.

Write the starting amount at the top of your worksheet.