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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Since 2020, the growth amounts to 28% year-on-year.
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Ian Dexter Palmer, Forbes.com, 14 Apr. 2025
The penalty amounts to 5% of the taxes owed for each month that the filing is late, up to a maximum of 25%.
—Max Zahn, ABC News, 14 Apr. 2025
Firing the manager when others bear responsibility for shaping rosters and influencing decisions often amounts to blatant scapegoating.
—Ken Rosenthal, New York Times, 14 Apr. 2025
San Diego currently spends $95 million-plus from the federal government just on housing vouchers, which amounts to more than 40% of the city’s entire homelessness budget.
—Blake Nelson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 Apr. 2025
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Ian Dexter Palmer, Forbes.com, 14 Apr. 2025
The penalty amounts to 5% of the taxes owed for each month that the filing is late, up to a maximum of 25%.
—Max Zahn, ABC News, 14 Apr. 2025
Firing the manager when others bear responsibility for shaping rosters and influencing decisions often amounts to blatant scapegoating.
—Ken Rosenthal, New York Times, 14 Apr. 2025
San Diego currently spends $95 million-plus from the federal government just on housing vouchers, which amounts to more than 40% of the city’s entire homelessness budget.
—Blake Nelson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 Apr. 2025
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“Amount to.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/amount%20to. Accessed 21 Apr. 2025.
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