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Discover LudwigThe phrase "may amount to" is correct and commonly used in written English.
It means to add up to something, to reach a total, or to be equal to something. Example: The damage caused by the hurricane may amount to millions of dollars in repair costs.
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But some experts say they may amount to tax evasion.
But what such brooding may amount to is probably insignificant.
But gradual evolution may amount to large differences over time.
The prize (jackpot) may amount to thousands of dollars.
However, just making credit cheaper may amount to pushing on a string, Portes said.
In some instances, the true believers may amount to a small but vocal minority.
The United Nations Committee Against Torture concluded that Taser use may amount to torture.
The government's purchase of troubled assets may amount to a $700 billion bailout of financial institutions.
He added despairingly, "So all my originality, whatever it may amount to, will be smashed".
But in Staunton, these may amount to one and the same.
That, Ms. Corcoran said in an interview, may amount to another $20,000.
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