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amortization of premium
amortize
amortized value
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amotivational syndrome
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amount to
amount to


transitive verb 
Definition:
 
1. add up to: to come to a total when added up
2. be equivalent to: to be equivalent to something
Their statement amounts to nothing more than a slick evasion.
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