amount to

phrasal verb

amounted to; amounting to; amounts to

: 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.

: 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 The total donated to candidate committees and outside groups supporting the campaigns amounted to $25.8 million, with 71.7% going to Democrats and 22.1% to Republicans. —

Anabel Sosa, Los Angeles Times, 8 June 2024 But critics say the amendment would amount to a further narrowing in numbers and mindset for the nation's largest Protestant denomination, which has moved steadily rightward in recent decades. —

CBS News, 6 June 2024 Mining revenue in May 2024 amounted to $2.9 million, a decrease of 56% compared to the prior month (April 2024: $6.6 million). —

Kansas City Star, 5 June 2024 The most recent figures on the franchise’s sales amounted to $1.7 billion in 2022. —

Amanda Gerut, Fortune Europe, 1 June 2024 See all Example Sentences for amount to

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