amount to
phrasal verb
amounted to; amounting to; amounts to
1
: to produce (a total) when added together
The bill amounted to 10 dollars.
The number of people taking part amounted to no more than a few hundred.
2
: to be the same in meaning or effect as (something)
acts that amount to treason
Anything less than total victory would amount to failure/failing.
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Excluding payments for the disabled and nursing home care, the savings would amount to almost $1 trillion over ten years.
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John C. Goodman, Forbes.com, 3 June 2025
Defense attorney Samuel Cross told the judge that, given Girardi’s dementia and other health problems, any term behind bars would probably amount to a life sentence.
—Harriet Ryan, Los Angeles Times, 3 June 2025
Taken together, those changes would amount to the biggest slash in enrollment since repeal failed eight years ago, except for when states resumed eligibility checks after a pause during the coronavirus pandemic.
—Arkansas Online, 3 June 2025
The freeze amounts to a 5% budget decrease for the universities due to the $2.4 billion budget shortfall.
—Carole Carlson, Chicago Tribune, 2 June 2025
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John C. Goodman, Forbes.com, 3 June 2025
Defense attorney Samuel Cross told the judge that, given Girardi’s dementia and other health problems, any term behind bars would probably amount to a life sentence.
—Harriet Ryan, Los Angeles Times, 3 June 2025
Taken together, those changes would amount to the biggest slash in enrollment since repeal failed eight years ago, except for when states resumed eligibility checks after a pause during the coronavirus pandemic.
—Arkansas Online, 3 June 2025
The freeze amounts to a 5% budget decrease for the universities due to the $2.4 billion budget shortfall.
—Carole Carlson, Chicago Tribune, 2 June 2025
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“Amount to.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/amount%20to. Accessed 6 Jun. 2025.
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