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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Max Zahn, ABC News, 20 Dec. 2025
Does this amount to a loss of bitcoin’s status as a risk barometer at the far edge of technological enthusiasm?
—Michael Santoli, CNBC, 20 Dec. 2025
Concerns about the real estate sector — which by some estimates amounted to a quarter of the entire economy at one point — are among myriad issues facing China, including fears of chronic deflation, a youth jobs crisis, and opaque levels of local government debt.
—Alexander Onukwue, semafor.com, 19 Dec. 2025
Conway said the utilities’ plans to retire plants amount to a net positive for customers.
—Tom Kertscher, jsonline.com, 19 Dec. 2025
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“Amount to.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/amount%20to. Accessed 22 Dec. 2025.
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