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title: cashier — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «cashier» in the school dictionary: A cashier is a person in a shop, bank or café who takes the money and gives back change. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# cashier

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**Who acts:** cashier, café, She, much change, our, you · **What happens:** be, take, give back, give, serve, pay · **To what, where:** person, shop, money, change, dollars change, him · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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«cashier» in the school dictionary: its meaning for a pupil and its 8 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: [cashier in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/cashier.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A cashier is a person in a shop, bank or café who takes the money and gives back change.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:cashier:m1:1
# text = A cashier is a person in a shop, bank or café who takes the money and gives back change.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	cashier	cashier	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	person	person	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
6	in	in	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	shop	shop	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	10	punct	_	_
10	bank	bank	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	conj	_	_
11	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	12	cc	_	_
12	café	café	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	conj	_	_
13	who	who	PRON	WP	PronType=Rel	14	nsubj	_	_
14	takes	take	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	12	acl:relcl	_	_
15	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	16	det	_	_
16	money	money	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	obj	_	_
17	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	18	cc	_	_
18	gives	give	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	14	conj	_	_
19	back	back	ADV	RB	_	18	advmod	_	_
20	change	change	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	18	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
21	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | a cashier | a person and bank or café |  | a shop |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **take** | present | café | the money |  |  |  |  | vn bring-11.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent money=Theme |
| 3 | **give back** | present | café *not said here* | change |  |  |  |  | vn give-13.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent change=Theme |

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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.

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The cashier gave him 3 dollars change.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:cashier:x1:1
# text = The cashier gave him 3 dollars change.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	cashier	cashier	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	gave	give	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	him	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	iobj	_	_
5	3	3	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	6	nummod	_	_
6	dollars	dollar	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	compound	_	_
7	change	change	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **give** | past | the cashier | dollars change | him *= he* |  |  |  | vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP-Dative NP»: agent=Agent he=Recipient change=Theme |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A cashier serves 12 customers an hour.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:cashier:x2:1
# text = A cashier serves 12 customers an hour.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	cashier	cashier	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	serves	serve	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	12	12	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	5	nummod	_	_
5	customers	customer	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obj	_	_
6	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	hour	hour	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl:unmarked	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **serve** | present | a cashier | 12 customers |  |  | hour |  | vn masquerade-29.6-2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent customer=Attribute |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
She paid the cashier 20 dollars for a 14-dollar toy.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:cashier:x3:1
# text = She paid the cashier 20 dollars for a 14-dollar toy.
1	She	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	paid	pay	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	cashier	cashier	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	20	20	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	6	nummod	_	_
6	dollars	dollar	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obj	_	_
7	for	for	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
8	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
9	14	14	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	11	nummod	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	9	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	dollar	dollar	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	compound	_	_
12	toy	toy	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **pay** | past | She | the cashier |  |  |  | for a dollar toy | vn pay-68-1 «NP V NP NP PP.theme»: agent=Agent cashier=Recipient dollar=Asset for toy=Theme |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
How much change should the cashier give?

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:cashier:x4:1
# text = How much change should the cashier give?
1	How	how	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	2	advmod	_	_
2	much	much	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	change	change	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	_
4	should	should	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	7	aux	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	cashier	cashier	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	_
7	give	give	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **give** | should | much change |  |  |  |  |  | vn break\_down-45.8 «NP V»: agent=Patient |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The cashier scanned our shopping.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:cashier:x5:1
# text = The cashier scanned our shopping.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	cashier	cashier	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	scanned	scan	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	our	our	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	5	nmod:poss	_	_
5	shopping	shopping	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **scan** | past | the cashier | our shopping |  |  |  |  | vn assessment-34.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent shopping=Theme |
| 2 | **shop** |  | our |  |  |  |  |  | nom shopping «act intransitive»: poss=agent |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Say thank you to the cashier.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:cashier:x6:1
# text = Say thank you to the cashier.
1	Say	say	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	thank	thank	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	1	ccomp	_	_
3	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Person=2|PronType=Prs	2	obj	_	_
4	to	to	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	cashier	cashier	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **say** *speech: assert* | imperative | you *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 2 | **thank** *speech: thank* | present |  |  | you |  |  | to the cashier | vn judgment-33.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent you=Theme |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Check your change before you leave the cashier.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:cashier:x7:1
# text = Check your change before you leave the cashier.
1	Check	check	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	your	your	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Person=2|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	3	nmod:poss	_	_
3	change	change	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obj	_	_
4	before	before	SCONJ	IN	_	6	mark	_	_
5	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	6	nsubj	_	_
6	leave	leave	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=2|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	1	advcl	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	cashier	cashier	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **check** | imperative | you *not said here* | your change |  |  |  |  | vn assessment-34.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent change=Theme |
| 2 | **leave** | present | you | the cashier |  |  |  |  | vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent cashier=Theme |
| 3 | **change** |  | your |  |  |  |  |  | nom change «event intransitive»: poss=agent |

## Example 8 {#x8}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The cashier put the money in the till.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:cashier:x8:1
# text = The cashier put the money in the till.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	cashier	cashier	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	put	put	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	money	money	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
6	in	in	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	till	till	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **put** | past | the cashier | the money |  | the till |  |  | vn put-9.1-2 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent money=Theme in till=Destination |

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