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

The job cuts by Amazon and UPS would amount to just 0.6 percentage points of all layoffs last year.

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The UN's human rights chief has condemned US military strikes on vessels allegedly carrying drugs in the Caribbean and Pacific, saying the lethal attacks violate international law and amount to "extrajudicial killing".

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Experts say the attacks on alleged drug trafficking boats amount to extrajudicial killings, even if they target known traffickers.

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Many observers and legal experts have said the killings amount to murder.

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But the idea leaves other Labour figures deeply nervous because it would amount to a spectacular breach of their pre-election promise, which ministers have repeated many times since.

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