This is the 16539th most frequent Russian word.
свелось
"Свелось" means "boiled down to" or "was reduced to."
In this sentence, 'свелись' is used to convey that efforts were reduced or narrowed down to a specific outcome, highlighting the eventual result.
Все мои усилия свелись к тому, что ничего не получилось.
All my efforts boiled down to nothing being successful.
Here, 'свелся' describes how a comprehensive process led to a singular conclusion, emphasizing the summarization effect.
Результат эксперимента свелся к подтверждению нашей теории.
The outcome of the experiment was reduced to confirming our theory.
'Свелся' is used in this sentence to indicate the conversational focus shifting, narrowing down to a specific topic — financial issues.