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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This bump in Republican areas amounted to between roughly 1.2 percent and 2.2 percent of the national fertility rate.
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Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 22 Mar. 2025
Many tracks amount to a quirky beat and a few seconds of vaporous rapping.
—Spencer Kornhaber, The Atlantic, 21 Mar. 2025
Between the lines: International migration is offsetting about 65,000 residents who've left for other cities between 2020 and 2024 — bringing in nearly double that amount to the region, the data shows.
—Alex Fitzpatrick, Axios, 20 Mar. 2025
Monthly export tallies had seen a slight improvement in January, but February’s poor performance amounted to an overall decline of 2.4 percent in the first two months of 2025.
—Lily Templeton, WWD, 20 Mar. 2025
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Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 22 Mar. 2025
Many tracks amount to a quirky beat and a few seconds of vaporous rapping.
—Spencer Kornhaber, The Atlantic, 21 Mar. 2025
Between the lines: International migration is offsetting about 65,000 residents who've left for other cities between 2020 and 2024 — bringing in nearly double that amount to the region, the data shows.
—Alex Fitzpatrick, Axios, 20 Mar. 2025
Monthly export tallies had seen a slight improvement in January, but February’s poor performance amounted to an overall decline of 2.4 percent in the first two months of 2025.
—Lily Templeton, WWD, 20 Mar. 2025
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“Amount to.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/amount%20to. Accessed 28 Mar. 2025.
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