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 figure amounted to robust hiring and marked a major increase from 151,000 jobs added in the previous month.
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Max Zahn, ABC News, 4 Apr. 2025
Trump’s new tariffs amount to hundreds of billions of dollars in new taxes, which will initially be paid by U.S. businesses and individuals importing goods from abroad.
—Sylvan Lane, The Hill, 3 Apr. 2025
This amounts to what is essentially a massive fiscal shock to the U.S. economy.
—Nyse, Quartz, 3 Apr. 2025
The tariffs amount to a nearly nine-fold increase in the prevailing U.S. import tax last year.
—Scott Horsley, NPR, 3 Apr. 2025
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Max Zahn, ABC News, 4 Apr. 2025
Trump’s new tariffs amount to hundreds of billions of dollars in new taxes, which will initially be paid by U.S. businesses and individuals importing goods from abroad.
—Sylvan Lane, The Hill, 3 Apr. 2025
This amounts to what is essentially a massive fiscal shock to the U.S. economy.
—Nyse, Quartz, 3 Apr. 2025
The tariffs amount to a nearly nine-fold increase in the prevailing U.S. import tax last year.
—Scott Horsley, NPR, 3 Apr. 2025
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“Amount to.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/amount%20to. Accessed 9 Apr. 2025.
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