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.

Examples of amount to in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

And the tariffs are a terrible idea in any event, amounting to a consumer tax and interrupting crucial trade. — Arkansas Online, 19 Sep. 2026

Fazio predicted that over time, the public benefits charge will revert back to being a cost for customers, amounting to around 15% to 20% of most residential electricity bills. — John Moritz, Hartford Courant, 18 Sep. 2026

According to a second set of arrest papers, she's also accused of pulling the same scam on others, amounting to nearly half a million dollars total. — Ashley Portillo, CBS News, 18 Sep. 2026

Warsh throws in towel on ‘temporary’ shocks For months, Fed officials have considered whether higher oil and gas prices from the Iran war would just amount to a temporary hit to inflation. — Christopher Rugaber, Los Angeles Times, 18 Sep. 2026

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