amount to
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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School board members said teachers will receive a minimum 4 percent raise next year, which amounts to about $60 million.
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Amanda Rosa, Miami Herald, 9 June 2026
Kia sold a whopping 18,405 Sportage models in May, amounting to 78,912 annual sales so far.
—Charles Singh, USA Today, 9 June 2026
The three-point difference amounted to a few hundred votes.
—Daniel Lempres, Sacbee.com, 9 June 2026
The reduction would amount to a 24% cut in the typical benefit payment, the analysis found.
—Aimee Picchi, CBS News, 9 June 2026
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Amanda Rosa, Miami Herald, 9 June 2026
Kia sold a whopping 18,405 Sportage models in May, amounting to 78,912 annual sales so far.
—Charles Singh, USA Today, 9 June 2026
The three-point difference amounted to a few hundred votes.
—Daniel Lempres, Sacbee.com, 9 June 2026
The reduction would amount to a 24% cut in the typical benefit payment, the analysis found.
—Aimee Picchi, CBS News, 9 June 2026
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“Amount to.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/amount%20to. Accessed 11 Jun. 2026.
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