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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Witt countered that withholding public money from the school would amount to religious discrimination.
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Ann Schimke, Denver Post, 12 Jan. 2026
This amounted to medical care, resources to contain the outbreak, and lost wages and productivity from caregivers who stayed home with their children during quarantine.
—Allison Ong, Sun Sentinel, 12 Jan. 2026
That raises the risk of overshooting, which would amount to pouring gasoline on the fire of inflation.
—The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 12 Jan. 2026
Born John Dela Cruz, Nurse John began posting on social media as a means of coping with the intense experience of nursing during the Covid pandemic, in what amounted to a brutal introduction to the field, post-grad.
—Matt Grobar, Deadline, 12 Jan. 2026
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Ann Schimke, Denver Post, 12 Jan. 2026
This amounted to medical care, resources to contain the outbreak, and lost wages and productivity from caregivers who stayed home with their children during quarantine.
—Allison Ong, Sun Sentinel, 12 Jan. 2026
That raises the risk of overshooting, which would amount to pouring gasoline on the fire of inflation.
—The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 12 Jan. 2026
Born John Dela Cruz, Nurse John began posting on social media as a means of coping with the intense experience of nursing during the Covid pandemic, in what amounted to a brutal introduction to the field, post-grad.
—Matt Grobar, Deadline, 12 Jan. 2026
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“Amount to.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/amount%20to. Accessed 14 Jan. 2026.
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