amounts (to)

Definition of amounts (to)next
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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Verb
  • Neither Torrey nor Lyman numbers more than 300 people.
    Stephen Trimble, Denver Post, 8 Apr. 2026
  • The number being pink-slipped is estimated to be in the end a few hundred from a global staff which numbers north of 12,000.
    Anthony D'Alessandro, Deadline, 7 Apr. 2026
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  • For many, that means constant worry.
    ABC News, ABC News, 15 Apr. 2026
  • That means not only are bondholder profits tax-exempt, but the complexes themselves no longer have to pay property taxes.
    John Ramos, CBS News, 15 Apr. 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 Apr. 2026.

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