tantamount

Meaning

Adj

Equivalent in meaning or effect; amounting to the same thing in practical terms, even if being technically distinct.

Verb

To amount to as much; to be equivalent.

Noun

Something which has the same value or amount (as something else). (attributive use passing into adjective, below)

Synonyms

equivalent

equal

equivalence

par

parallel

parity

peer

similar to

comparison

isovalent

equal to

equipollent

Translations

equivalente

équivalent

gleichbedeutend

equivalente

equivalente

aynı

equivalent

müsavi

equivalent

gelijkwaardig

eşit

equiparabile

مساوي

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈtæntəˌmaʊnt/

Etymology

First attested in English in 1628. Either inherited from an unattested Middle English borrowing from Anglo-Norman tant amount, from amunter, from tant (“as much”) amonter (“to amount to”) or borrowed in the early 17th century from Italian tanto montare (“to amount to as much”).