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amounts to

VERB

add up to

Synonyms

STRONGEST

come to consist of equal total

WEAK

be equal to check with develop into measure up total up to

Antonyms

WEAK

differ disproportion imbalance

Example Sentences

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This tactic is sometimes called a negative option, meaning that a consumer’s failure to say no to receiving a good or service amounts to consent to being charged for it.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 2, 2026

At current population, the increase amounts to fewer than 850 additional heat deaths.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 2, 2026

Prosecutor Lyndon Harris told the court that the "admission to the conduct alleged against her" amounts to an offence, and that Rein Lively had agreed to pay £910 in compensation.

From BBC • Jun. 2, 2026

The huge equity offering amounts to a surprise.

From Barron's • Jun. 1, 2026

Selectively shorting the most problematic mortgage-backed securities in history today amounts to just such an opportunity.

From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis