TANTAMOUNT


Meaning of TANTAMOUNT in English

tan ‧ ta ‧ mount /ˈtæntəmaʊnt/ BrE AmE adjective

[ Date: 1600-1700 ; Origin: tantamount 'something equal in value' (1600-1700) , from Anglo-French tant amunter 'to amount to as much' ]

be tantamount to something if an action, suggestion, plan etc is tantamount to something bad, it has the same effect or is almost as bad:

To leave a dog home alone is tantamount to cruelty.

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English.      Longman - Словарь современного английского языка.