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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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Baur then notes that 20% of $75 billion amounts to at least $15 billion in capital that is likely to flow to the U.S. on Friday.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 10, 2026

The deal amounts to a yield-enhanced version of Alphabet common stock.

From Barron's • Jun. 3, 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

His existence or his nonexistence, it amounts to much the same, on the plane of proof.

From "The Left Hand of Darkness" by Ursula K. Le Guin