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Expensiveness [gradable]
A Payer gives up (or potentially gives up) the use of an Asset (generally money) in order to achieve an Intended_event. This event is often more specifically described as gaining possession of some Goods or receiving a Service. In the majority of cases, the Payer is described generically (INI), and the situation depicted answers the question of how much of an Asset would have to be given up to receive the Goods or bring about the Intended_event.
It 'll cost Sandra's parents fifty grand a year for her to attend that school.
That book would cost you more than twenty dollars to bind in a local book bindery.
Stamps used to cost only five cents. INI
The cost of a trip to a resort or spa varies by region, dependent primarily on weather, not local economic conditions. INI
Well, it 'll cost you.
For you, thirty bucks is practically free. DNI
It 'll cost Sandra's parents fifty grand a year for her to attend that school.
That book would cost you more than twenty dollars to bind in a local book bindery.
Stamps used to cost only five cents. INI
The cost of a trip to a resort or spa varies by region, dependent primarily on weather, not local economic conditions. INI
Well, it 'll cost you.
For you, thirty bucks is practically free. DNI
Properties
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- #83
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- frm_expensiveness
- Namespace
- Attribute.Gradable
- FrameNet version
- Expensiveness (fn_1.7_2023)
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- Expensiveness
Core Frame Elements (4)
| Frame element | Definition | Semantic type | Constraint |
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| Asset |
The price of or payment made for the Goods.
The painting was cheap at $600. $600 is exorbitant for that painting! |
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| Goods |
The FE Goods is the item(s) whose price is being assessed. Goods is usually an External Argument:
These paintings are very pricey. |
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| Intended_event |
The event that the Payer brings about by deploying the Asset.
Attending summer school is expensive. |
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| Payer |
The person whose Asset is given up in order to achieve an Intended_event. This FE is often expressed as INI.
A holiday in Europe is very expensive for me. Europe is not cheap. INI |
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location
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FE Core Set(s) and Excludes
Excludes
Goods
Intended_event
Peripheral Frame Elements (4)
| Frame element | Definition | Semantic type | Constraint |
|---|---|---|---|
| Degree |
This FE identifies the Degree to which Goods are cheap or expensive.
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| Origin |
The place where a transaction would take place, generally where Goods and services are created or sold.
Shirts are cheap at K-Mart. |
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| Rate |
The amount of an Asset relative to some measure of the Goods
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| Time |
The time when a transaction takes place.
No, they've got a special on; it's really cheap there on Tuesdays |
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time
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Frame-Frame Relations (2)
Using
Lexical Units (16)
| LU | Type | Definition |
|---|---|---|
| affordability.n | — | FN: degree to which something is affordable. |
| affordable.a | — | FN: not unduly burdensome on one's budget. |
| cheap.a | — | COD: low in price. |
| cost.n | — | COD: the amount that something costs. |
| cost.v | — | COD: require the payment of (a specified sum) in order to be bought or obtained. |
| costly.a | — | COD: expensive. |
| exorbitant.a | — | FN: unreasonably high in price or amount charged. |
| expense.n | — | COD: cost incurred or required. |
| expensive.a | — | COD: costing a lot of money. |
| free.a | — | COD: available without charge. |
| inexpensive.a | — | COD: not costing a great deal; cheap. |
| low-cost.a | — | FN: charged at a relatively low price. |
| low-priced.a | — | FN: charged at a lower price than usual |
| overpriced.a | — | FN: charged at too high a price. |
| pricey.a | — | COD: (informal) expensive. |
| set back.v | — | FN: to cost one a specified sum of money |
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