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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This amounts to a tax offset of $904 for each King County household.
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Center Square, The Washington Examiner, 10 May 2025
Holder predicts that over the course of a 40-year career, this double gap can amount to almost $1 million lost in pre-tax earnings that could have otherwise been used to finance a college education or pay down debts.
—Aisha Nyandoro, Forbes.com, 9 May 2025
Le's prize amounted to $1 million as part of the $1,000,00 A Year For Life Spectacular Scratch-Off Game.
—Andrea Margolis, FOXNews.com, 9 May 2025
At the time, the union said that Kaiser would only provide four such hours per week, and the company said in its own statements that going much higher would amount to paying workers not to see patients.
—Paul Sisson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 May 2025
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Center Square, The Washington Examiner, 10 May 2025
Holder predicts that over the course of a 40-year career, this double gap can amount to almost $1 million lost in pre-tax earnings that could have otherwise been used to finance a college education or pay down debts.
—Aisha Nyandoro, Forbes.com, 9 May 2025
Le's prize amounted to $1 million as part of the $1,000,00 A Year For Life Spectacular Scratch-Off Game.
—Andrea Margolis, FOXNews.com, 9 May 2025
At the time, the union said that Kaiser would only provide four such hours per week, and the company said in its own statements that going much higher would amount to paying workers not to see patients.
—Paul Sisson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 May 2025
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“Amount to.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/amount%20to. Accessed 15 May. 2025.
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