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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For Morton Grove, that amounts to about $62,000 a year for an individual, $71,000 for a couple, or $89,000 for a family of four, according to rules of the program.
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Alan Kozeluh, Chicago Tribune, 20 Feb. 2026
Most recently, the monarch donned the Celtic Knot brooch for a visit to one of London's most famous liveries in what amounted to a touching tribute to her late mother-in-law, Queen Elizabeth II.
—Emma Banks, InStyle, 20 Feb. 2026
His lawyers separately said the statement did not amount to an intention to forgo an appeal.
—Reuters, NBC news, 20 Feb. 2026
The law’s effective date was retroactive to January 2024, so many beneficiaries received last year a one-time retroactive payment that may have amounted to thousands of dollars and higher monthly benefits, starting in 2025.
—Medora Lee, USA Today, 20 Feb. 2026
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Alan Kozeluh, Chicago Tribune, 20 Feb. 2026
Most recently, the monarch donned the Celtic Knot brooch for a visit to one of London's most famous liveries in what amounted to a touching tribute to her late mother-in-law, Queen Elizabeth II.
—Emma Banks, InStyle, 20 Feb. 2026
His lawyers separately said the statement did not amount to an intention to forgo an appeal.
—Reuters, NBC news, 20 Feb. 2026
The law’s effective date was retroactive to January 2024, so many beneficiaries received last year a one-time retroactive payment that may have amounted to thousands of dollars and higher monthly benefits, starting in 2025.
—Medora Lee, USA Today, 20 Feb. 2026
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“Amount to.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/amount%20to. Accessed 21 Feb. 2026.
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