Category:Tantamount

Tan"ta*mount`, a. Etym: [f. tant so much (l. tantus) + e. amount.]

Defn: equivalent in value, signification, or effect. A usage nearly tantamount to constitutional right. Hallam. The certainty that delay, under these circumstances, was tantamount To ruin. De quincey.

Tantamount Tan"ta*mount`, v. i.

Defn: to be tantamount or equivalent; to amount. [obs.] Jer. Taylor.