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.
Examples of amount to in a Sentence
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Foxconn's agreement to give up its options to allow the sale of the land north and east of its campus amounted to its first public acknowledgment that its Wisconsin plans had been dramatically scaled back.
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Karl Ebert, Journal Sentinel, 4 May 2024
In February, Warnke posted a video that amounted to a plea for help, warning residents that the staffing shortage was now so severe calls for service could go unheeded.
—Melissa Gomez, Los Angeles Times, 3 May 2024
This increase in sales over the next four years amounts to a compound annual growth rate of more than nine percent, with expensive expressions and leading the way.
—Jonah Flicker, Robb Report, 3 May 2024
Mining revenue in April 2024 amounted to $6.6 million, a decrease of 6% compared to the prior month (March 2024: $7.0 million).
—Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 3 May 2024
All remaining trade, which amounted to $5.4 billion in Turkish exports and $1.6 billion in Israeli imports last year, is now halted.
—Ceyda Caglayan, USA TODAY, 3 May 2024
The agreement faces plenty of obstacles but would amount to a new version of a framework that was scuttled when Hamas’s Oct. 7 attack on Israel triggered the conflict in Gaza.
—Bloomberg News, Orange County Register, 2 May 2024
What has caused this work, which amounts to reading reams of financial documents, take longer than anticipated?
—Paul Sisson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 21 Apr. 2024
Musk announces layoffs Tesla is reportedly laying off over 14,000 employees, which amounts to more than 10% of its global workforce.
—Detroit Free Press, 20 Apr. 2024
Karl Ebert, Journal Sentinel, 4 May 2024
In February, Warnke posted a video that amounted to a plea for help, warning residents that the staffing shortage was now so severe calls for service could go unheeded.
—Melissa Gomez, Los Angeles Times, 3 May 2024
This increase in sales over the next four years amounts to a compound annual growth rate of more than nine percent, with expensive expressions and leading the way.
—Jonah Flicker, Robb Report, 3 May 2024
Mining revenue in April 2024 amounted to $6.6 million, a decrease of 6% compared to the prior month (March 2024: $7.0 million).
—Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 3 May 2024
All remaining trade, which amounted to $5.4 billion in Turkish exports and $1.6 billion in Israeli imports last year, is now halted.
—Ceyda Caglayan, USA TODAY, 3 May 2024
The agreement faces plenty of obstacles but would amount to a new version of a framework that was scuttled when Hamas’s Oct. 7 attack on Israel triggered the conflict in Gaza.
—Bloomberg News, Orange County Register, 2 May 2024
What has caused this work, which amounts to reading reams of financial documents, take longer than anticipated?
—Paul Sisson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 21 Apr. 2024
Musk announces layoffs Tesla is reportedly laying off over 14,000 employees, which amounts to more than 10% of its global workforce.
—Detroit Free Press, 20 Apr. 2024
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“Amount to.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/amount%20to. Accessed 8 May. 2024.
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