Wednesday, November 11, 2015

amount to

to add up a total, to calculate a total

  • The bill amounted to 100 dollars.
  • Our total debts amount to ten thousand dollars.
  • To Brian's surprise, his debt amounted to a considerable sum.
  • The total expense for the project amounts to one hundred million yen.
  • The company's profit amounted to $250 million before tax.
  • The money I have given him amounts to $10,000.

to be the same, to have the same effect

  • Your suggestion amounts to an order.
  • Your remark amounts almost to insult.
  • He found that all his efforts amounted to nothing.
  • These conditions amount to refusal.
  • This answer almost amounts to a threat.
  • It all amounts to a lot of hard work.
  • Riches amount to little without happiness.
  • Your answer almost amounts to a threat.

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