ALL meanings of amount to
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A a - phrasal verb amount to If you say that one thing amounts to something else, you consider the first thing to be the same as the second thing. 3
- noun amount to The traditional distinction between amount and number is that amount is used with mass or uncountable nouns (the amount of paperwork; the amount of energy) and number with countable nouns (a number of songs; a number of days). Although objected to, the use of amount instead of number with countable nouns occurs in both speech and writing, especially when the noun can be considered as a unit or group (the amount of people present; the amount of weapons) or when it refers to money (the amount of dollars paid; the amount of pennies in the till). 1
- noun amount to the sum total of two or more quantities or sums; aggregate. 1
- noun amount to the sum of the principal and interest of a loan. 1
- noun amount to quantity; measure: a great amount of resistance. 1
- noun amount to the full effect, value, or significance. 1
- verb without object amount to to total; add (usually followed by to): The repair bill amounts to $300. 1
- verb without object amount to to reach, extend, or be equal in number, quantity, effect, etc.; be equivalent (usually followed by to): It is stated differently but amounts to the same thing. 1
- verb without object amount to to develop into; become (usually followed by to): With his intelligence, he should amount to something when he grows up. 1