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Billing [agentive]

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A Billing_authority communicates in written form that the Debtor owes the Owed_party (often the same as the Billing_authority) some amount of Money for certain Goods (including services) provided by the Owed_party or to clear a debt for a Bad_action by the Debtor against the Owed_party.

Properties

ID
#2983
Entry
frm_billing
Namespace
Eventive.Agentive
FrameNet version
Billing (fn_1.7_2023)
Domains
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Types
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Ontological type
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English name
Billing

Core Frame Elements (7)

Core Frame Elements
Frame element Definition Semantic type Constraint
Bad_action
An earlier action by the Debtor causing harm (directly or indirectly) to the Owed_party, for which the Owed_party expects compensation, and therefore bills the Debtor.
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Billing_authority
The individual who communicates to the Debtor the Money that they owe.
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Debtor
The person (or organization) that owes the Owed_party.
The pizza man billed Lee $35 for his order.
category
source
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Goods
The FE Goods is anything (including labor or time, for example) which is exchanged for Money in a transaction.
The man at the counter billed Lee for his dry-cleaning.
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Money
Money is the thing given in exchange for Goods in a transaction, or as recompense for the Bad_action.
The clerk invoiced the little old lady $49.95 for what she called "a little hand-holding . "
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Owed_party
The Owed_party expects a specific amount of Money from the Debtor, either because the Debtor received Goods or because the Debtor performed a Bad_action against the Owed_party.
The salesman never billed me , so I did n't pay .
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Rate
In some cases, price or payment is described per unit of Goods.
The cleaner bills at forty dollars per hour for his services.
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Peripheral Frame Elements (7)

Peripheral Frame Elements
Frame element Definition Semantic type Constraint
Manner
Any description of the billing 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 Seller that affect the action (presumptuously, coldly, deliberately, eagerly, carefully).
He carefully collected all his debts.
category
manner
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Means
The means by which the billing occurs.
The money was billed through a credit card transaction.
category
state_of_affairs
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Payment_status
Describes the relation between the invoice and the associated payment: unpaid, paid, overdue, etc.
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Place
Where the event takes place.
category
locative_relation
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Purpose
The purpose for which an intentional act is performed.
category
state_of_affairs
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Time
When the event occurs.
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 or per-PP.

I need a per-item invoice !

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Extra-thematic Frame Elements (1)

Extra-thematic Frame Elements
Frame element Definition Semantic type Constraint
Explanation
The Explanation for which an event occurs.
category
state_of_affairs
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Frame-Frame Relations (1)

Using

Using relations

Lexical Units (3)

Lexical units of this frame
LU Type Definition
bill.v โ€” FN: to inform of a debt in writing.
invoice.n โ€” FN: a document (usually an itemized bill) for goods or services provided, issued by a seller to a buyer
invoice.v โ€” FN: to create and send a description of what is owed.
Frame Chain TQR Visual Units

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