tantamount

tan·ta·mount

adj \ˈtan-tə-ˌmau̇nt\

Definition of TANTAMOUNT

: equivalent in value, significance, or effect <a relationship tantamount to marriage>

Examples of TANTAMOUNT

1. His statement was tantamount to an admission of guilt.
2. They see any criticism of the President as tantamount to treason.

Origin of TANTAMOUNT

obsolete tantamount, noun, equivalent, from Anglo-French tant amunter to amount to as much

First Known Use: 1641

Rhymes with TANTAMOUNT

bank discount, body count, cash discount, catamount, no-account, on account, paramount, rediscount, take the count, trade discount, undercount