Definition of amount (to)next
1
as in to number
to have a total of the expenses of the trip amounted to nearly double what we'd budgeted for

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2
as in to come (to)
to be the same in meaning or effect it makes no difference whether you're going to the game or the movies, for it amounts to the same thing—that you can't babysit

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  • The performances made history as the biggest ever open-air concerts in the UK (the crowd numbered 125,000 both days) and are often cited as representing the pinnacle of the Britpop era.
    Devinder Bains, Vogue, 3 Sep. 2026
  • The September list numbered 115 stocks, down from 121 in August and, of those, the firm whittled down the top 20.
    Deena Zaidi, CNBC, 2 Sep. 2026
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  • Sure, pedicures get more playtime over the summer, but that doesn’t mean your toes don’t deserve the same attention once temperatures drop.
    Marianne Mychaskiw, Allure, 1 Sep. 2026
  • Max leaves less than three hours before the new charter’s arrival, which means that Sandy is immediately on the phone with Norma from Yachting Staffing.
    Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 1 Sep. 2026
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“Amount (to).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/amount%20%28to%29. Accessed 3 Sep. 2026.

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