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.

Examples of amount to in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The disclosure came months after a Bloomberg report indicated Netflix’s March acquisition could amount to up to $600 million for Affleck and InterPositive’s investors, even if the total price for the company was less than that amount. — Corbin Bolies, Variety, 17 July 2026

But The Wall Street Journal reported, citing people familiar with the plans, that the discussions have focused on placing a bond amounting to $100,000 on some green-card applicants. — Chantelle Lee, Time, 17 July 2026

In the post, the restaurant said the lease included extra charges that would have amounted to a 30% increase as well and only 20 days’ notice to make a decision. — Noelle Alviz-Gransee, Kansas City Star, 17 July 2026

The president suggested that that editorial choice amounted to a crime by the broadcasters. — Michael Scherer, The Atlantic, 17 July 2026

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