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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To suggest otherwise amounts to Keynesian mysticism whereby an effect of production (money) can be forced into circulation by an entity that produces nothing.
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John Tamny, Forbes.com, 14 Sep. 2025
Multiple rights experts and scholars say Israel's military assault on Gaza amounts to genocide.
—Jarrett Renshaw, USA Today, 13 Sep. 2025
On social media, people shared instructions for how to turn off auto-play in order to avoid accidentally encountering what amounted to a snuff video.
—Rachel Monroe, New Yorker, 13 Sep. 2025
In many cases, the two reasons amount to the same thing, with the same cause.
—Jeremy Lott, The Washington Examiner, 12 Sep. 2025
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John Tamny, Forbes.com, 14 Sep. 2025
Multiple rights experts and scholars say Israel's military assault on Gaza amounts to genocide.
—Jarrett Renshaw, USA Today, 13 Sep. 2025
On social media, people shared instructions for how to turn off auto-play in order to avoid accidentally encountering what amounted to a snuff video.
—Rachel Monroe, New Yorker, 13 Sep. 2025
In many cases, the two reasons amount to the same thing, with the same cause.
—Jeremy Lott, The Washington Examiner, 12 Sep. 2025
See All Example Sentences for amount to
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“Amount to.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/amount%20to. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.
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