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title: allowance — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «allowance» in the school dictionary: An allowance is an amount of money given regularly, for example the money parents give a child each week (US/Canada; UK usually «pocket money»). Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# allowance

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**Who acts:** allowance, money parents, UK, My, Jo, baggage allowance · **What happens:** be, give, money, allow, make, mean · **To what, where:** amount, money, example, child, you, allowances · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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«allowance» in the school dictionary: its 3 meanings for a pupil and its 7 examples, every sentence parsed by Mova itself — its syntax tree, a dependency tree in the style of Universal Dependencies, and its pragmatics clause by clause. The word in the dictionary, with its sense in the lessons: [allowance in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/allowance.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
An allowance is an amount of money given regularly, for example the money parents give a child each week (US/Canada; UK usually «pocket money»).

<!-- fold The tree, 24 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:allowance:m1:1
# text = An allowance is an amount of money given regularly, for example the money parents give a child each week (US/Canada; UK usually «pocket money»).
1	An	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	allowance	allowance	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
4	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	amount	amount	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
6	of	of	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	money	money	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nmod	_	_
8	given	give	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	7	acl	_	_
9	regularly	regularly	ADV	RB	_	8	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	12	punct	_	_
11	for	for	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
12	example	example	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nmod	_	_
13	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	15	det	_	_
14	money	money	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	15	compound	_	_
15	parents	parent	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	16	nsubj	_	_
16	give	give	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	12	acl:relcl	_	_
17	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	18	det	_	_
18	child	child	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	16	iobj	_	_
19	each	each	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	20	det	_	_
20	week	week	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	16	obl:unmarked	_	_
21	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	22	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
22	US/Canada	US/Canada	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	20	appos	_	SpaceAfter=No
23	;	;	PUNCT	:	_	28	punct	_	_
24	UK	UK	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	28	nsubj	_	_
25	usually	usually	ADV	RB	_	28	advmod	_	_
26	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	28	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
27	pocket	pocket	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	28	compound	_	_
28	money	money	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	parataxis	_	SpaceAfter=No
29	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	28	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
30	)	)	PUNCT	-RRB-	_	28	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
31	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | a allowance | a amount |  |  |  | of money; for example | tree rules |
| 2 | **give** | participle |  | money *not said here* |  |  |  | regularly *property* | vn break\_down-45.8 «NP V»: agent=Patient |
| 3 | **give** | present | the money parents | example *not said here* | a child |  | week |  | vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent child=Theme |
| 4 | **money** *in a quote* |  | UK |  |  |  |  | usually *property* | tree rules |

<!-- .note -->
One row per clause the reader finds. «not said here»: a role filled from the clause above. «roles by»: a VerbNet class and frame when one fits the verb, else the reader's rules on the tree.

## Meaning 2 {#m2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
An allowance is the amount of something you are allowed, as in a baggage allowance.

<!-- fold The tree, 15 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:allowance:m2:1
# text = An allowance is the amount of something you are allowed, as in a baggage allowance.
1	An	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	allowance	allowance	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	amount	amount	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
6	of	of	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	something	something	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	5	nmod	_	_
8	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	10	nsubj:pass	_	_
9	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=2|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	10	aux:pass	_	_
10	allowed	allow	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	7	acl:relcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	16	punct	_	_
12	as	as	ADP	IN	_	16	case	_	_
13	in	in	ADP	IN	_	16	case	_	_
14	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	16	det	_	_
15	baggage	baggage	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	16	compound	_	_
16	allowance	allowance	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | a allowance | the amount |  |  |  | of something | tree rules |
| 2 | **allow** | present · passive |  | you |  |  |  | as a baggage allowance | vn allow-64.1-1 «NP V NP»: subject=Beneficiary |

## Meaning 3 {#m3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
To make allowances for someone means to be kinder or less strict because of their problems.

<!-- fold The tree, 16 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:allowance:m3:1
# text = To make allowances for someone means to be kinder or less strict because of their problems.
1	To	to	PART	TO	_	2	mark	_	_
2	make	make	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	6	csubj	_	_
3	allowances	allowance	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obj	_	_
4	for	for	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
5	someone	someone	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	2	obl	_	_
6	means	mean	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
7	to	to	PART	TO	_	9	mark	_	_
8	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	9	cop	_	_
9	kinder	kind	ADJ	JJR	Degree=Cmp	6	ccomp	_	_
10	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	12	cc	_	_
11	less	less	ADV	RBR	Degree=Cmp	12	advmod	_	_
12	strict	strict	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	conj	_	_
13	because	because	ADP	IN	ExtPos=ADP	16	case	_	_
14	of	of	ADP	IN	_	13	fixed	_	_
15	their	their	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	16	nmod:poss	_	_
16	problems	problem	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	12	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **make** | to-infinitive |  | allowances |  |  |  | for someone | vn build-26.1-1 «NP V NP PP.beneficiary»: agent=Agent allowance=Product for someone=Beneficiary |
| 2 | **mean** | present |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent |
| 3 | **is** *not said to happen* | to-infinitive |  |  |  |  |  | kind *property* | tree rules |
| 4 | **be** |  |  |  |  |  |  | because allowances's problems; less *property* | tree rules |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
My allowance is 5 dollars a week.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:allowance:x1:1
# text = My allowance is 5 dollars a week.
1	My	my	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	2	nmod:poss	_	_
2	allowance	allowance	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
4	5	5	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	5	nummod	_	_
5	dollars	dollar	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	0	root	_	_
6	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	week	week	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nmod:unmarked	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | My allowance | 5 dollars |  |  | week |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **allowance** |  | My |  |  |  |  |  | nom allowance «possession transitive»: poss=agent |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
If Jo saves her whole allowance of 6 pounds for 4 weeks, how much will she have?

<!-- fold The tree, 17 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:allowance:x2:1
# text = If Jo saves her whole allowance of 6 pounds for 4 weeks, how much will she have?
1	If	if	SCONJ	IN	_	3	mark	_	_
2	Jo	Jo	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	saves	save	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	18	advcl	_	_
4	her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	6	nmod:poss	_	_
5	whole	whole	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	allowance	allowance	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
7	of	of	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	6	6	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	9	nummod	_	_
9	pounds	pound	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	nmod	_	_
10	for	for	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
11	4	4	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	12	nummod	_	_
12	weeks	week	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	18	punct	_	_
14	how	how	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	15	advmod	_	_
15	much	much	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	18	obj	_	_
16	will	will	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	18	aux	_	_
17	she	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	18	nsubj	_	_
18	have	have	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	18	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **save** *a condition, not said to happen* | present | Jo | Jo's whole allowance of 6 pounds |  |  | week |  | vn get-13.5.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent allowance=Theme |
| 2 | **have** | future | Jo | much |  |  |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent much=Patient |
| 3 | **allowance** |  | Jo | 6 pounds |  |  |  |  | nom allowance «possession transitive»: poss=agent of=patient |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The airline's baggage allowance is one bag of 20 kilograms.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:allowance:x3:1
# text = The airline's baggage allowance is one bag of 20 kilograms.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	airline	airline	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	's	's	PART	POS	_	2	case	_	_
4	baggage	baggage	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	compound	_	_
5	allowance	allowance	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nsubj	_	_
6	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	8	cop	_	_
7	one	one	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	8	nummod	_	_
8	bag	bag	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
9	of	of	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
10	20	20	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	11	nummod	_	_
11	kilograms	kilogram	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	8	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	8	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | the airline's baggage allowance | one bag |  |  |  | of 20 kilograms | tree rules |
| 2 | **allowance** |  | the airline |  |  |  |  |  | nom allowance «possession transitive»: poss=agent |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The daily allowance of sugar for children is small.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:allowance:x4:1
# text = The daily allowance of sugar for children is small.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	daily	daily	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	allowance	allowance	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nsubj	_	_
4	of	of	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
5	sugar	sugar	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nmod	_	_
6	for	for	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	children	child	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nmod	_	_
8	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	9	cop	_	_
9	small	small	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	9	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | the daily allowance of sugar for children |  |  |  |  | small *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **allowance** |  |  | sugar |  |  |  | for children | nom allowance «possession transitive»: of=patient for=obl |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Make allowances for Tom; he is new here.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:allowance:x5:1
# text = Make allowances for Tom; he is new here.
1	Make	make	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	allowances	allowance	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	1	obj	_	_
3	for	for	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
4	Tom	Tom	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	;	;	PUNCT	:	_	8	punct	_	_
6	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	8	nsubj	_	_
7	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	8	cop	_	_
8	new	new	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	1	parataxis	_	_
9	here	here	ADV	RB	PronType=Dem	8	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **make** | imperative | you *not said here* | allowances |  |  |  | for Tom | vn build-26.1-1 «NP V NP PP.beneficiary»: agent=Agent allowance=Product for tom=Beneficiary |
| 2 | **is** | present | Tom |  |  | here |  | new *property* | tree rules |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
She spent half her allowance on comics.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:allowance:x6:1
# text = She spent half her allowance on comics.
1	She	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	spent	spend	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	half	half	DET	PDT	NumForm=Word|NumType=Frac|PronType=Ind	5	det:predet	_	_
4	her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	5	nmod:poss	_	_
5	allowance	allowance	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
6	on	on	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	comics	comic	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **spend** | past | She | her allowance |  |  |  | on comics *goal* | vn consume-66-1 «NP V NP S\_ING»: agent=Agent allowance=Asset on comic=Goal |
| 2 | **allowance** |  | her *= she* |  |  |  |  |  | nom allowance «possession transitive»: poss=agent |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
She often pondered how she might obtain two eggs daily instead of one, and at last, to gain her purpose, determined to give the Hen a double allowance of barley.

<!-- fold The tree, 30 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:allowance:x7:1
# text = She often pondered how she might obtain two eggs daily instead of one, and at last, to gain her purpose, determined to give the Hen a double allowance of barley.
1	She	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	_
2	often	often	ADV	RB	_	3	advmod	_	_
3	pondered	ponder	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	how	how	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	7	advmod	_	_
5	she	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	7	nsubj	_	_
6	might	might	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	7	aux	_	_
7	obtain	obtain	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	3	ccomp	_	_
8	two	two	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	9	nummod	_	_
9	eggs	egg	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	obj	_	_
10	daily	daily	ADV	RB	_	7	advmod	_	_
11	instead	instead	ADV	RB	ExtPos=ADP	13	case	_	_
12	of	of	ADP	IN	_	11	fixed	_	_
13	one	one	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	7	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	20	punct	_	_
15	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	20	cc	_	_
16	at	at	ADP	IN	_	17	case	_	_
17	last	last	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	20	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	20	punct	_	_
19	to	to	PART	TO	_	20	mark	_	_
20	gain	gain	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	3	parataxis	_	_
21	her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	22	nmod:poss	_	_
22	purpose	purpose	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	20	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
23	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	24	punct	_	_
24	determined	determined	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	conj	_	_
25	to	to	PART	TO	_	26	mark	_	_
26	give	give	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	24	xcomp	_	_
27	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	28	det	_	_
28	Hen	Hen	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	26	iobj	_	_
29	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	31	det	_	_
30	double	double	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	31	amod	_	_
31	allowance	allowance	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	26	obj	_	_
32	of	of	ADP	IN	_	33	case	_	_
33	barley	barley	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	31	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
34	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **ponder** | past | She |  |  |  |  | often *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **obtain** | might | she | two eggs |  |  |  | instead one; daily *property* | vn obtain-13.5.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent egg=Theme |
| 3 | **gain** | to-infinitive |  | her purpose |  | last |  |  | vn get-13.5.1-1 «NP V NP PP.source NP.asset»: agent=Agent purpose=Theme at last=Asset |
| 4 | **give** | to-infinitive | She *not said here* | a double allowance of barley | the Hen |  |  |  | vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP-Dative NP»: agent=Agent hen=Recipient allowance=Theme |
| 5 | **purpose** |  | her *= she* |  |  |  |  |  | nom purpose «cognition intransitive»: poss=agent |
| 6 | **allowance** |  |  | barley |  |  |  |  | nom allowance «possession transitive»: of=patient |

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