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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This amounted to $45 million in unpaid federal income taxes, per the IRS.
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Logan Smith, CBS News, 28 Dec. 2025
The action sequences resemble previous set pieces, and much of the dialogue amounts to exposition.
—Shirley Li, The Atlantic, 26 Dec. 2025
The declaration date is when the company announces the dividend and the amount to be paid out.
—Zev Fima, CNBC, 26 Dec. 2025
Virtue signaling and white guilt, that’s all DEI amounts to.
—Howie Carr, Boston Herald, 24 Dec. 2025
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Logan Smith, CBS News, 28 Dec. 2025
The action sequences resemble previous set pieces, and much of the dialogue amounts to exposition.
—Shirley Li, The Atlantic, 26 Dec. 2025
The declaration date is when the company announces the dividend and the amount to be paid out.
—Zev Fima, CNBC, 26 Dec. 2025
Virtue signaling and white guilt, that’s all DEI amounts to.
—Howie Carr, Boston Herald, 24 Dec. 2025
See All Example Sentences for amount to
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“Amount to.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/amount%20to. Accessed 29 Dec. 2025.
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