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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In the days of the draft, a typical recruit’s salary amounted to a tiny fraction of what an equivalent private-sector worker would earn.
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Dexter Filkins, The New Yorker, 3 Feb. 2025
Direct visitor spending amounts to almost $2.2 billion each year in the state, not including travel fares, according to Cruise Lines International Association Alaska.
—Nathan Diller, USA TODAY, 2 Feb. 2025
By 2014, Melania’s jewelry earnings amounted to less than $15,000 a year.
—Dan Alexander, Forbes, 1 Feb. 2025
For retirees, that amounts to an increase of about $50 per month, on average, according to the Social Security Administration.
—Lorie Konish, CNBC, 31 Jan. 2025
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Dexter Filkins, The New Yorker, 3 Feb. 2025
Direct visitor spending amounts to almost $2.2 billion each year in the state, not including travel fares, according to Cruise Lines International Association Alaska.
—Nathan Diller, USA TODAY, 2 Feb. 2025
By 2014, Melania’s jewelry earnings amounted to less than $15,000 a year.
—Dan Alexander, Forbes, 1 Feb. 2025
For retirees, that amounts to an increase of about $50 per month, on average, according to the Social Security Administration.
—Lorie Konish, CNBC, 31 Jan. 2025
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“Amount to.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/amount%20to. Accessed 6 Feb. 2025.
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