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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Trump’s shares amounted to more than half of the company’s stock.
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Associated Press, TIME, 15 Feb. 2025
The cuts amount to around 1 in 10 of the CDC's staff.
—Alexander Tin, CBS News, 14 Feb. 2025
Cruz said the school closures and consolidation would only amount to $5 million in budget cuts, while the rest would be personnel cuts.
—Molly Gibbs, The Mercury News, 13 Feb. 2025
The net financial position of the group as of Dec. 31 amounted to 1.3 billion euros, compared with 1.03 billion euros at the end of 2023.
—Luisa Zargani, WWD, 13 Feb. 2025
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Associated Press, TIME, 15 Feb. 2025
The cuts amount to around 1 in 10 of the CDC's staff.
—Alexander Tin, CBS News, 14 Feb. 2025
Cruz said the school closures and consolidation would only amount to $5 million in budget cuts, while the rest would be personnel cuts.
—Molly Gibbs, The Mercury News, 13 Feb. 2025
The net financial position of the group as of Dec. 31 amounted to 1.3 billion euros, compared with 1.03 billion euros at the end of 2023.
—Luisa Zargani, WWD, 13 Feb. 2025
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“Amount to.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/amount%20to. Accessed 18 Feb. 2025.
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