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

These are observations that amount to light chipping away at a marble edifice that was built with other things in mind. —Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 21 Apr. 2026

Up to 82% of IEEPA duty payments, amounting to $127 billion, are eligible for refunds in CAPE's initial deployment. —Megan Cerullo, CBS News, 21 Apr. 2026

Some will argue that directing government dollars toward private news organizations amounts to an improper subsidy of private business. —Julian Baron, Baltimore Sun, 19 Apr. 2026

But conservative critics argue any new legal status would amount to amnesty — pushback that reached a fever pitch online and in conservative media this month. —Emily Brooks, The Hill, 19 Apr. 2026

Rhymes for amount to

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