amount to
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 potential additional supply amounts to around 1-2% of global oil demand.
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Hanna Ziady, CNN Money, 28 Apr. 2026
The 20-minute speech to Congress may amount to the most extensive public remarks Charles will deliver during his trip.
—Steven Sloan, Chicago Tribune, 28 Apr. 2026
While both silver and gold coins can cost a similar amount to produce, silver’s lower price per ounce means premiums often make up a larger percentage of the total cost.
—Roxanne Downer, USA Today, 28 Apr. 2026
Some have argued that social media activity amounts to citizen journalism, but mostly citizen journalism appeared to have been displaced or subsumed by social media.
—Encyclopedia Britannica, 27 Apr. 2026
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Hanna Ziady, CNN Money, 28 Apr. 2026
The 20-minute speech to Congress may amount to the most extensive public remarks Charles will deliver during his trip.
—Steven Sloan, Chicago Tribune, 28 Apr. 2026
While both silver and gold coins can cost a similar amount to produce, silver’s lower price per ounce means premiums often make up a larger percentage of the total cost.
—Roxanne Downer, USA Today, 28 Apr. 2026
Some have argued that social media activity amounts to citizen journalism, but mostly citizen journalism appeared to have been displaced or subsumed by social media.
—Encyclopedia Britannica, 27 Apr. 2026
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“Amount to.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/amount%20to. Accessed 30 Apr. 2026.
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