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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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It also amounts to a hefty one-off tax burden.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 5, 2026

For now, the municipality's annual budget amounts to just 650,000 euros, with 90 percent going towards its operating costs.

From Barron's • Jun. 5, 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

Over the next five years I mailed small amounts to the charity that supported Farmer’s hospital near Mirebalais.

From "Mountains Beyond Mountains" by Tracy Kidder and Michael French