amount to

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 .

Example Sentences

Jasmine, who's engaged to be married, thinks an appropriate amount to spend should be in the region of £100-200, "as you'd spend that on a day or night out anyway".

From BBC

“It’s a landmark affordability agreement that will amount to billions of dollars in savings for Californians.”

From Los Angeles Times

It would also amount to a line-item veto of any spending the president dislikes, which the Supreme Court has emphatically ruled to be unconstitutional.

From Slate

They warn that hundreds of thousands are expected stay put in Gaza City because of logistical and financial difficulties, and that plans for large-scale displacement would amount to forced migration — a war crime under international law.

From Los Angeles Times

And they said ordering hundreds of thousands to move south could amount to forcible transfer under international law.

From BBC

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