Associations to the word «Tantamount»

Wiktionary

TANTAMOUNT, verb. (obsolete) To amount to as much; to be equivalent.
TANTAMOUNT, noun. (obsolete) Something which has the same value or amount (as something else). (attributive use passing into adjective, below)
TANTAMOUNT, adjective. Equivalent in meaning or effect.

Dictionary definition

TANTAMOUNT, adjective. Being essentially equal to something; "it was as good as gold"; "a wish that was equivalent to a command"; "his statement was tantamount to an admission of guilt".

Wise words

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