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
That attempt at California-shaming amounts to a role reversal of sorts.
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Mark Z. Barabak, Los Angeles Times, 16 May 2024
In addition, most city employees recently got incremental pay raises that are still kicking in but will amount to roughly 25 percent over three years.
—David Garrick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 May 2024
Since then, Trump has sought to persuade lawmakers and judges to overturn the battleground state's election result and in doing so, argued ballots returned in drop boxes amounted to voter fraud despite a lack of evidence to support the claim.
—Molly Beck, USA TODAY, 14 May 2024
Sony’s fiscal year ended March 31, 2024, and in that period, Motion Pictures unit revenue amounted to $3.74 billion, up from $3.44 billion from a year ago.
—Abid Rahman, The Hollywood Reporter, 13 May 2024
Total library items borrowed, which includes digital, print and AV materials, amounted to just under 18.5 million.
—Erin Couch, The Enquirer, 9 May 2024
At their arraignment in a San Jose courtroom, Judge Hector Ramon revised those bail amounts to $250,000 and $200,000, and issued a protective order barring them from having any contact with their child, who is in the care of a grandparent.
—Robert Salonga, The Mercury News, 9 May 2024
From the start, the case surrounding former Waukesha alderwoman and county supervisor Kathleen Cummings had amounted to an uncertain degree of wrongdoing, at best.
—Jim Riccioli, Journal Sentinel, 8 May 2024
But there’s still a tremendous amount to mull over here, like Proximus Caesar, who borrows the idea of Caesar to prop up his own version of leadership.
—Alissa Wilkinson, New York Times, 8 May 2024
Mark Z. Barabak, Los Angeles Times, 16 May 2024
In addition, most city employees recently got incremental pay raises that are still kicking in but will amount to roughly 25 percent over three years.
—David Garrick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 May 2024
Since then, Trump has sought to persuade lawmakers and judges to overturn the battleground state's election result and in doing so, argued ballots returned in drop boxes amounted to voter fraud despite a lack of evidence to support the claim.
—Molly Beck, USA TODAY, 14 May 2024
Sony’s fiscal year ended March 31, 2024, and in that period, Motion Pictures unit revenue amounted to $3.74 billion, up from $3.44 billion from a year ago.
—Abid Rahman, The Hollywood Reporter, 13 May 2024
Total library items borrowed, which includes digital, print and AV materials, amounted to just under 18.5 million.
—Erin Couch, The Enquirer, 9 May 2024
At their arraignment in a San Jose courtroom, Judge Hector Ramon revised those bail amounts to $250,000 and $200,000, and issued a protective order barring them from having any contact with their child, who is in the care of a grandparent.
—Robert Salonga, The Mercury News, 9 May 2024
From the start, the case surrounding former Waukesha alderwoman and county supervisor Kathleen Cummings had amounted to an uncertain degree of wrongdoing, at best.
—Jim Riccioli, Journal Sentinel, 8 May 2024
But there’s still a tremendous amount to mull over here, like Proximus Caesar, who borrows the idea of Caesar to prop up his own version of leadership.
—Alissa Wilkinson, New York Times, 8 May 2024
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“Amount to.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/amount%20to. Accessed 19 May. 2024.
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