amounts (to)

present tense third-person singular of amount (to)
1
as in numbers
to have a total of the expenses of the trip amounted to nearly double what we'd budgeted for

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2
as in corresponds (to)
to be the same in meaning or effect it makes no difference whether you're going to the game or the movies, for it amounts to the same thing—that you can't babysit

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  • The collection already numbers over 3,000 titles, and donations keep arriving.
    Derek James, CBS News, 23 June 2026
  • For the country’s Jewish population, which numbers just 100, the spate of anti-Israel measures adopted by the former government contributed to a growing sense of isolation in the country.
    Grace Gilson, Sun Sentinel, 8 June 2026
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  • Which means a lot can change between now and then, including most of the team’s rosters.
    Dean Jones, New York Times, 20 July 2026
  • This home’s location, which is near the Farmington line, means that services and businesses in the Farmington and Unionville areas, as well as those in Avon and Canton, are just minutes away.
    James Alexander, Hartford Courant, 19 July 2026
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“Amounts (to).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/amounts%20%28to%29. Accessed 21 Jul. 2026.

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