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.
Examples of amount to in a Sentence
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What has caused this work, which amounts to reading reams of financial documents, take longer than anticipated?
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Paul Sisson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 21 Apr. 2024
Musk announces layoffs Tesla is reportedly laying off over 14,000 employees, which amounts to more than 10% of its global workforce.
—Detroit Free Press, 20 Apr. 2024
Environmental groups have worried that the EPA’s move in Louisiana amounts to a pullback on the Biden administration’s commitment to fighting environmental discrimination.
—Michael Phillis, Twin Cities, 17 Apr. 2024
Using government data, the Humane Society of the United States found that losses to cattle and sheep caused by wolves, cougars and grizzly bears amounted to less than 1% of those domestic animal inventories in every state containing those wildlife species.
—Wendy Keefover, The Denver Post, 17 Apr. 2024
But a Venezuelan passport costs more than $300, a price that amounts to a poll tax because few migrants can afford them.
—John Otis, NPR, 16 Apr. 2024
Its revenues for the first half of the current financial year were down 23.5%, while its losses last year amounted to £148 million ($184 million).
—Prarthana Prakash, Fortune Europe, 16 Apr. 2024
One in every seven health dollars is now spent on diabetes treatment, amounting to $800 million every day.
—Gary Taubes, The Atlantic, 15 Apr. 2024
The athletic improvements at Howe will cost around $6.8 million, with the total renovations amounting to around $39.8 million.
—Caroline Beck, The Indianapolis Star, 10 Apr. 2024
Paul Sisson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 21 Apr. 2024
Musk announces layoffs Tesla is reportedly laying off over 14,000 employees, which amounts to more than 10% of its global workforce.
—Detroit Free Press, 20 Apr. 2024
Environmental groups have worried that the EPA’s move in Louisiana amounts to a pullback on the Biden administration’s commitment to fighting environmental discrimination.
—Michael Phillis, Twin Cities, 17 Apr. 2024
Using government data, the Humane Society of the United States found that losses to cattle and sheep caused by wolves, cougars and grizzly bears amounted to less than 1% of those domestic animal inventories in every state containing those wildlife species.
—Wendy Keefover, The Denver Post, 17 Apr. 2024
But a Venezuelan passport costs more than $300, a price that amounts to a poll tax because few migrants can afford them.
—John Otis, NPR, 16 Apr. 2024
Its revenues for the first half of the current financial year were down 23.5%, while its losses last year amounted to £148 million ($184 million).
—Prarthana Prakash, Fortune Europe, 16 Apr. 2024
One in every seven health dollars is now spent on diabetes treatment, amounting to $800 million every day.
—Gary Taubes, The Atlantic, 15 Apr. 2024
The athletic improvements at Howe will cost around $6.8 million, with the total renovations amounting to around $39.8 million.
—Caroline Beck, The Indianapolis Star, 10 Apr. 2024
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“Amount to.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/amount%20to. Accessed 26 Apr. 2024.
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