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Commercial_transaction [agentive]
These are words that describe basic commercial transactions involving a Buyer and a Seller who exchange Money and Goods. The individual words vary in the frame element realization patterns.
For example, the typical patterns for the verbs buy and sell are:
BUYER buys GOODS from the SELLER for MONEY.
SELLER sells GOODS to the BUYER for MONEY.
His $20 transaction with Amazon.com for a new TV had been very smooth.
For example, the typical patterns for the verbs buy and sell are:
BUYER buys GOODS from the SELLER for MONEY.
SELLER sells GOODS to the BUYER for MONEY.
His $20 transaction with Amazon.com for a new TV had been very smooth.
Properties
- ID
- #177
- Entry
- frm_commercial_transaction
- Namespace
- Eventive.Agentive
- FrameNet version
- Commercial_transaction (fn_1.7_2023)
- Domains
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- Types
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- Ontological type
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- English name
- Commercial_transaction
Core Frame Elements (4)
| Frame element | Definition | Semantic type | Constraint |
|---|---|---|---|
| Buyer |
The Buyer wants the Goods and offers Money to a Seller in exchange for them.
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— | — |
| Goods |
The FE Goods is anything (including labor or time, for example) which is exchanged for Money in a transaction.
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— | — |
| Money |
Money is the thing given in exchange for Goods in a transaction.
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— | — |
| Seller |
The Seller has possession of the Goods and exchanges them for Money from a Buyer.
|
— | — |
Peripheral Frame Elements (3)
| Frame element | Definition | Semantic type | Constraint |
|---|---|---|---|
| Means |
The means by which a commercial transaction occurs.
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category
state_of_affairs
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— |
| Rate |
Price or payment per unit of Goods.
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— | — |
| Unit |
The Unit of measure of the Goods according to which the exchange value of the Goods (or services) is set.
Generally, it occurs in a by-PP. |
— | — |
Frame-Frame Relations (4)
Inheritance
SubFrame
Lexical Units (1)
| LU | Type | Definition |
|---|---|---|
| transaction.n | — | COD: an instance of buying or selling. |
None.
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