TANTAMOUNT


Meaning of TANTAMOUNT in English

/ ˈtæntəmaʊnt; NAmE / adjective

tantamount to sth ( formal ) having the same bad effect as sth else :

If he resigned it would be tantamount to admitting that he was guilty.

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WORD ORIGIN

mid 17th cent.: from the earlier verb tantamount amount to as much , from Italian tanto montare .

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary.      Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне.