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Definition amount in British English

amount verb

verb
/əˈmaʊnt/
1

to be the same as or equal to something else

Example

Two dates in nine years hardly amounts to an active social life.

Synonyms and related words
match correspond amount to
1.1

to have the same effect as something else

Example

The court decided that the company's actions amounted to unfair dismissal.

Synonyms and related words
match correspond amount to
2

to add up to a particular total

Example

His monthly earnings amount to about £2,000.

Synonyms and related words
add up come to amount to
3

to not be very impressive, important etc

Example

The results of the research don't really amount to much.

Synonyms and related words
weaken fade lessen
Definition amount in British English