Roleset amount.01 Verbnet Class: NONE "sums to":

Roles:

Arg1:thing(s) being counted


Arg2:count, total

Examples:

add it up (-)
Big Board volume amounted to 154,240,000 shares, down from 176.1 million Tuesday.
Arg1:	Big Board volume
REL:	amounted
Arg2-to:	154,240,000 shares , down from 176.1 million Tuesday

Roleset amount.02 Verbnet Class: NONE "is equivalent to":

Roles:

Arg1:focus


Arg2:ground, introduced by 'to'

Examples:

separate but not equal (-)
But in 1986, program traders received what *trace* amounted to an exemption from the uptick rule in certain situations, to make it easier to link the stock and futures markets.
Arg1:	*trace* -> what
REL:	amounted
Arg2-to:	an exemption from the uptick rule in certain situations

Really the second roleset id="amount.03" is just a metaphorical extension of the first, but the distinction is pretty clear.