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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That amounts to around 220 flights canceled per day.
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Karissa Waddick, USA Today, 9 Nov. 2025
For approximately one-third of households without access to a car, that can amount to a 90-minute bus commute each way for a simple grocery run.
—April Quevedo, jsonline.com, 7 Nov. 2025
At 63 cents a head, this per capita expenditure amounts to roughly the cost of a bottle of water and a throat lozenge for every Greek citizen.
—Christopher Vourlias, Variety, 7 Nov. 2025
American Airlines responds to FAA order Per the FAA order, American Airlines is reducing flight schedules by 4% at 40 airports Friday through Monday, amounting to about 220 flights canceled each day.
—Chase Jordan
updated November 7, Charlotte Observer, 7 Nov. 2025
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Karissa Waddick, USA Today, 9 Nov. 2025
For approximately one-third of households without access to a car, that can amount to a 90-minute bus commute each way for a simple grocery run.
—April Quevedo, jsonline.com, 7 Nov. 2025
At 63 cents a head, this per capita expenditure amounts to roughly the cost of a bottle of water and a throat lozenge for every Greek citizen.
—Christopher Vourlias, Variety, 7 Nov. 2025
American Airlines responds to FAA order Per the FAA order, American Airlines is reducing flight schedules by 4% at 40 airports Friday through Monday, amounting to about 220 flights canceled each day.
—Chase Jordan
updated November 7, Charlotte Observer, 7 Nov. 2025
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“Amount to.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/amount%20to. Accessed 10 Nov. 2025.
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