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Definition of Tantemount

Tan"ta*mount` (?), a. [F. tant so much (L. tantus) + E. amount.] 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.

Tan"ta*mount`, v. i. To be tantamount or equivalent; to amount. [Obs.] Jer. Taylor.

Tan"ta*mount` (?), a. [F. tant so much (L. tantus) + E. amount.] 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.

Tan"ta*mount`, v. i. To be tantamount or equivalent; to amount. [Obs.] Jer. Taylor.

- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

  • Equivalent in meaning or effect.
          It's tantamount to fraud.
          In this view, disagreement and treason are tantamount.
- The Nuttall Encyclopedia

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