amount to

phrasal verb

amounted to; amounting to; amounts to

: 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.

: 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.

Examples of amount to in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web The first payment amounted to $40,000, and the second payment equaled $10,000. —

Kyler Alvord, Peoplemag, 3 July 2024 The combination of those issues amounts to 390,000 fewer acre-feet of water conserved by 2030 than in earlier drafts, according to their analysis. —

Hayley Smith, Los Angeles Times, 3 July 2024 The chance of precipitation is 60% with new rainfall amounting to less than a tenth of an inch. —

Marina Johnson, The Courier-Journal, 2 July 2024 This federal check amounts to the first seed money in an effort spearheaded by Miami-Dade County with a goal of creating 23,000 green union jobs with an average base salary of $83,000 over the next five years. —

Ashley Miznazi, Miami Herald, 2 July 2024 See all Example Sentences for amount to

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