amount to

Idioms  

1. Add up, develop into, as in Even though she's careful with her money, her savings don't amount to much , or All parents hope that their children will amount to something . [Mid-1500s]

2. Be equivalent to, as in Twenty persons won't amount to a good turnout . [Late 1300s] Also see amount to the same thing .

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Example Sentences

However, prolonged disruptions would amount to a meaningful supply shock, with cost pressures likely to show up first in producer prices before gradually filtering through to consumers, Liu added.

From The Wall Street Journal

Seems like a crazy amount to spend on a cup, especially since one could still be purchased at Dodger Stadium going into Monday night’s game against the Cleveland Guardian.

From Los Angeles Times

Damage to Qatari export facilities, outages at major Australian LNG projects, and shipping disruptions through the Strait of Hormuz amount to roughly 5 to 6 billion cubic feet per day of supply disruption.

From Barron's

Recently back from a US visit, Lu Shiow-yen, who is the mayor of Taiwan's manufacturing hub Taichung and widely seen as a potential KMT presidential candidate in the 2028 elections, has told local media "the reasonable amount to be passed and allocated should be between NT$800 billion and NT$1 trillion".

From Barron's

But such funds only amount to 6% of total private credit, according to PitchBook.

From The Wall Street Journal

Related Words

• come to
• consist of
• equal
• total