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.
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But the decision has also sparked questions about whether such moves amount to rewriting history.
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That amount of cash amounts to pocket change for a congressional campaign.
—Anthony Man, Sun Sentinel, 12 May 2026
In many ways, a lot of the preparation work amounted to fine-tuning the details and doing things more in his vision.
—Jeff Zrebiec, New York Times, 12 May 2026
And now Nic retaliated with what amounted to a technicality.
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Stepheny Price, FOXNews.com, 12 May 2026
That amount of cash amounts to pocket change for a congressional campaign.
—Anthony Man, Sun Sentinel, 12 May 2026
In many ways, a lot of the preparation work amounted to fine-tuning the details and doing things more in his vision.
—Jeff Zrebiec, New York Times, 12 May 2026
And now Nic retaliated with what amounted to a technicality.
—Literary Hub, 12 May 2026
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“Amount to.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/amount%20to. Accessed 13 May. 2026.
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