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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Most require more than one dose, which amounts to nearly 30 jabs by age 2.
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Adrianna Rodriguez, USA Today, 22 May 2025
Gottesman ruled that through the date of the ruling, February 2024, Excel was owed virtually all of the commission back for those players who had absconded directly to WME — 90 percent of it, which amounts to 4.5 percent of the overall salary.
—Evan Drellich, New York Times, 22 May 2025
Holtz-Eakin, an economic adviser to President George W. Bush and former director of the CBO, said Congress must act because allowing the 2017 Trump tax cuts to expire would amount to a major tax hike that would hurt the US economy.
—Matt Egan, CNN Money, 22 May 2025
The entire prize package amounts to over $2.2 Million.
—Natalia Senanayake, People.com, 21 May 2025
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Adrianna Rodriguez, USA Today, 22 May 2025
Gottesman ruled that through the date of the ruling, February 2024, Excel was owed virtually all of the commission back for those players who had absconded directly to WME — 90 percent of it, which amounts to 4.5 percent of the overall salary.
—Evan Drellich, New York Times, 22 May 2025
Holtz-Eakin, an economic adviser to President George W. Bush and former director of the CBO, said Congress must act because allowing the 2017 Trump tax cuts to expire would amount to a major tax hike that would hurt the US economy.
—Matt Egan, CNN Money, 22 May 2025
The entire prize package amounts to over $2.2 Million.
—Natalia Senanayake, People.com, 21 May 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 25 May. 2025.
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