amount to
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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Handley recommends adding a small amount to your compost pile sporadically, then adding this to your soil or as a mulch at the base of your plants.
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Rae Ford,
Martha Stewart,
4 July 2026
That’s quite a bit of productivity for what amounts to less than three games of defensive snaps.
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For Brown, the evening, though tinged with melancholy, amounted to a small triumph of transmission.
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Rae Ford,
Martha Stewart,
4 July 2026
That’s quite a bit of productivity for what amounts to less than three games of defensive snaps.
—
Omar Kelly,
Miami Herald,
4 July 2026
For Brown, the evening, though tinged with melancholy, amounted to a small triumph of transmission.
—
Lauren Collins,
New Yorker,
3 July 2026
The median cumulative earnings for UC graduates over a 20-year period amounts to more than $2 million, data from 2024 shows.
—
Tarini Mehta,
Sacbee.com,
2 July 2026
See All Example Sentences for amount to
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“Amount to.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/amount%20to. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.
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