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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Interest and fees on borrowings and credit facilities amounted to $0.6 million for the quarter, up from $0.3 million in the same period of 2023.
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Quartz Bot, Quartz, 15 Nov. 2024
But this year, AC Transit’s operating budget totals $606 million, amounting to about $15 per ride.
—Marc Joffe, The Mercury News, 14 Nov. 2024
However, this amounts to an average of just 18 trucks per day, far short of what is required.
—Freddie Clayton, NBC News, 9 Nov. 2024
Trump promises double-digit tariffs on foreign imports as a way to pressure foreign manufacturers to build their products in the U.S., Harris says that would amount to a national sales tax that would hurt consumers.
—Paul Egan, Detroit Free Press, 6 Nov. 2024
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Quartz Bot, Quartz, 15 Nov. 2024
But this year, AC Transit’s operating budget totals $606 million, amounting to about $15 per ride.
—Marc Joffe, The Mercury News, 14 Nov. 2024
However, this amounts to an average of just 18 trucks per day, far short of what is required.
—Freddie Clayton, NBC News, 9 Nov. 2024
Trump promises double-digit tariffs on foreign imports as a way to pressure foreign manufacturers to build their products in the U.S., Harris says that would amount to a national sales tax that would hurt consumers.
—Paul Egan, Detroit Free Press, 6 Nov. 2024
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“Amount to.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/amount%20to. Accessed 1 Dec. 2024.
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