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

Since about 10% of Sun-like stars host large planets, scientists expected a similar fraction around binary stars, which would amount to roughly 300 systems.

From Science Daily • Apr. 19, 2026

The authors have the temerity to report that urban community gardens, those itty-bitty lots where neighbors grow snap peas and the like, don’t amount to a hill of beans.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 17, 2026

But even factoring in a special $15 dividend, prorated over, say, three years, Costco’s dividend yield would only amount to 1.1%.

From Barron's • Apr. 16, 2026

Furthermore, the agency incentivizes delaying claims by offering delayed retirement credits up to age 70, which amount to roughly an additional 8% per year.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 14, 2026

Grandpa left the same amount to the Methodist Episcopal Church, South, of Cold Sassy “in honor of my beloved wife, Love Simpson Blakeslee.”

From "Cold Sassy Tree" by Olive Ann Burns

Related Words

• come to
• consist of
• equal
• total