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Commerce_pay [agentive]
This frame involves Buyers paying Money for Goods. In this frame the Money is the direct object, and is mapped to the theme of the transfer.
I paid her $50 for a video game.
I paid her $50 for a video game.
Properties
- ID
- #180
- Entry
- frm_commerce_pay
- Namespace
- Eventive.Agentive
- FrameNet version
- Commerce_pay (fn_1.7_2023)
- Domains
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- Types
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- Ontological type
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- English name
- Commerce_pay
Core Frame Elements (5)
| Frame element | Definition | Semantic type | Constraint |
|---|---|---|---|
| Buyer |
The Buyer has the Money and wants the Goods.
Gem|Byr paid fifty dollars for a shirt |
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| Goods |
The FE Goods is anything (including labor or time, for example) which is exchanged for Money in a transaction.
Kim paid fifty dollars for the shirt|Gds |
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| Money |
Money is the thing given in exchange for Goods in a transaction.
Pat paid 14 dollars for a movie ticket. |
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| Rate |
In some cases, price or payment is described per unit of Goods.
The manager pays the paper boys five dollars an hour. |
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| Seller |
The Seller has the Goods and wants the Money.
The landlord|Slr is paid $700 a month by the tenants for the apartment. |
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FE Core Set(s) and Excludes
CoreSet
Money
Rate
Peripheral Frame Elements (6)
| Frame element | Definition | Semantic type | Constraint |
|---|---|---|---|
| Manner |
Any description of the paying event which is not covered by more specific FEs, including secondary effects (quietly, loudly), and general descriptions comparing events (the same way). It may also indicate salient characteristics of the Buyer that affect the action (presumptuously, coldly, deliberately, eagerly, carefully).
She quietly paid the bill and left. |
category
manner
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| Means |
The Means by which a commercial transaction occurs.
Abby bought the car with cash. Robin paid for the car by check. |
category
state_of_affairs
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| Place |
Where the event takes place.
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category
locative_relation
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| Purpose |
The Purpose for which an intentional act is performed.
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category
state_of_affairs
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| Time |
When the event occurs.
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category
time
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| Unit |
This FE is any unit in which goods or services can be measured.
Generally, it occurs in a by-PP. Bob pays for peppers by the pound. |
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Extra-thematic Frame Elements (3)
| Frame element | Definition | Semantic type | Constraint |
|---|---|---|---|
| Circumstances |
Circumstances describe the state of the world (at a particular time and place) which is specifically independent of the event itself and any of its participants.
Worker 's compensation payments alone in cases involving falls , now average more than $8500 per incident in North America . |
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| Explanation |
The Explanation for which an event occurs.
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category
state_of_affairs
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| Frequency |
This frame element is defined as the number of times an event occurs per some unit of time.
A good tenant pays her rent regularly |
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Frame-Frame Relations (3)
Inheritance
Perspective
Using
Lexical Units (6)
| LU | Type | Definition |
|---|---|---|
| disburse.v | — | COD: pay out (money from a fund). |
| disbursement.n | — | FN: payment (from a fund) |
| pay.v | — | FN: give someone money in exchange for goods. |
| payer.n | — | FN: a person who pays money in exchange for goods or services |
| payment.n | — | COD: an amount paid or payable. |
| shell out.v | — | COD: pay a specified amount of money, especially an amount regarded as excessive. |
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