tantamount

Etymology
First attested in English in 1628. Either inherited from an unattested Middle English borrowing from, from , from  or borrowed in the early 17th century from.

Adjective

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

Usage notes

 * Used almost exclusively in the phrase tantamount to.

Translations

 * Bulgarian: ,
 * Catalan:
 * Chinese:
 * Cantonese: 等於
 * Dutch:, , ,
 * Finnish:, käytännössä sama kuin
 * French:
 * German:
 * Hungarian: ,
 * Irish: ionann
 * Italian:
 * Occitan:
 * Polish:
 * Portuguese:
 * Russian:
 * Spanish:
 * Swedish:
 * Ukrainian: рівноси́льний, рівноці́нний

Verb

 * 1)  To amount to as much; to be equivalent.

Noun

 * 1)  Something which has the same value or amount (as something else).