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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The six inmates put to death in South Carolina since the state restarted executions in September of last year had argued ahead of their deaths that the state's methods amount to cruel and unusual punishment.
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Landon Mion, FOXNews.com, 18 Oct. 2025
Many were obliged to exit the Russian market and unravel complex supply chains, resulting in losses amounting to billions of dollars.
—Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 18 Oct. 2025
Runquist’s Letterboxd posts tend to amount to a few jokey words.
—Spencer Kornhaber, The Atlantic, 17 Oct. 2025
Use of the weapons, the plaintiffs argued, amounted to an indiscriminate use of force that infringed upon their rights.
—Killian Baarlaer, Louisville Courier Journal, 17 Oct. 2025
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Landon Mion, FOXNews.com, 18 Oct. 2025
Many were obliged to exit the Russian market and unravel complex supply chains, resulting in losses amounting to billions of dollars.
—Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 18 Oct. 2025
Runquist’s Letterboxd posts tend to amount to a few jokey words.
—Spencer Kornhaber, The Atlantic, 17 Oct. 2025
Use of the weapons, the plaintiffs argued, amounted to an indiscriminate use of force that infringed upon their rights.
—Killian Baarlaer, Louisville Courier Journal, 17 Oct. 2025
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“Amount to.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/amount%20to. Accessed 20 Oct. 2025.
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