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

Recent Examples on the Web

Denmark’s Frederiksen had previously warned that an American takeover of Greenland would amount to the end of the NATO military alliance. —Sam Meredith, CNBC, 6 Jan. 2026

The filing also contends McFadden’s comments amounted to an attempt to extort Cunningham into changing her vote and an attempt at bribery. —Mary Ramsey, Charlotte Observer, 5 Jan. 2026

These superficial gestures amount to rearranging deck chairs on the Titanic. —Washington Post, 5 Jan. 2026

For a family that spends around $300 a week at the supermarket, that could amount to more than $5,000 in savings in a year. —Joshua Sidorowicz, CBS News, 5 Jan. 2026

Rhymes for amount to

• amadou
• avenue
• ballyhoo
• baraboo
• barbecue
• barbeque
• bugaboo
• cabildo
• caribou
• cockatoo
• detinue
• devalue