amounts to

Example Sentences

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The deal amounts to a yield-enhanced version of Alphabet common stock.

From Barron's • Jun. 3, 2026

This tactic is sometimes called a negative option, meaning that a consumer’s failure to say no to receiving a good or service amounts to consent to being charged for it.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 2, 2026

Prosecutor Lyndon Harris told the court that the "admission to the conduct alleged against her" amounts to an offence, and that Rein Lively had agreed to pay £910 in compensation.

From BBC • Jun. 2, 2026

But many critics — including transit, affordable housing, environmental justice and clean water groups — said this amounts to a dismantling of the program.

From Los Angeles Times • May 30, 2026

Over the next five years I mailed small amounts to the charity that supported Farmer’s hospital near Mirebalais.

From "Mountains Beyond Mountains" by Tracy Kidder and Michael French