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title: cryptocurrency — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «cryptocurrency» in the school dictionary: A kind of digital money that exists only on computers, uses special codes to keep it secure, and is not issued by a government or bank, such as Bitcoin. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# cryptocurrency

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**Who acts:** digital money, kind, government, Bitcoin, price, uncle · **What happens:** exist, use, keep, not issue, be, rise · **To what, where:** computers, special codes, kind, first cryptocurrency, lot, money

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«cryptocurrency» in the school dictionary: its meaning for a pupil and its 6 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: [cryptocurrency in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/cryptocurrency.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

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Usage: money — kept apart, not parsed.

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A kind of digital money that exists only on computers, uses special codes to keep it secure, and is not issued by a government or bank, such as Bitcoin.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:cryptocurrency:m1:1
# text = A kind of digital money that exists only on computers, uses special codes to keep it secure, and is not issued by a government or bank, such as Bitcoin.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	kind	kind	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	nsubj	_	_
3	of	of	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	digital	digital	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	money	money	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nmod	_	_
6	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	7	nsubj	_	_
7	exists	exist	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	acl:relcl	_	_
8	only	only	ADV	RB	_	10	advmod	_	_
9	on	on	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
10	computers	computer	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	2	punct	_	_
12	uses	use	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
13	special	special	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	14	amod	_	_
14	codes	code	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	12	obj	_	_
15	to	to	PART	TO	_	16	mark	_	_
16	keep	keep	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	12	advcl	_	_
17	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	16	obj	_	_
18	secure	secure	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	16	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	23	punct	_	_
20	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	23	cc	_	_
21	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	23	aux:pass	_	_
22	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	23	advmod	_	_
23	issued	issue	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	12	conj	_	_
24	by	by	ADP	IN	_	26	case	_	_
25	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	26	det	_	_
26	government	government	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	23	obl:agent	_	_
27	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	28	cc	_	_
28	bank	bank	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	26	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
29	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	32	punct	_	_
30	such	such	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos|ExtPos=ADP	32	case	_	_
31	as	as	ADP	IN	_	30	fixed	_	_
32	Bitcoin	Bitcoin	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	26	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
33	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	12	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **exist** | present | digital money | computers |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **use** | present | a kind of digital money | special codes |  |  |  |  | vn eat-39.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent code=Patient |
| 3 | **keep** | to-infinitive | a kind of digital money *not said here* | kind |  |  |  | secure *property* | vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent it=Theme |
| 4 | **not** **issue** | present · passive | a government or bank and Bitcoin |  |  |  |  |  | vn appear-48.1.1 «NP V»: agent=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}

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Bitcoin was the first cryptocurrency.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:cryptocurrency:x1:1
# text = Bitcoin was the first cryptocurrency.
1	Bitcoin	Bitcoin	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
2	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	first	first	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos|NumForm=Word|NumType=Ord	5	amod	_	_
5	cryptocurrency	cryptocurrency	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | past | Bitcoin | the first cryptocurrency |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 2 {#x2}

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The price of cryptocurrency can rise or fall a lot in one day.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:cryptocurrency:x2:1
# text = The price of cryptocurrency can rise or fall a lot in one day.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	price	price	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
3	of	of	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
4	cryptocurrency	cryptocurrency	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nmod	_	_
5	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	6	aux	_	_
6	rise	rise	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
7	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	8	cc	_	_
8	fall	fall	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	6	conj	_	_
9	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	lot	lot	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obl:unmarked	_	_
11	in	in	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
12	one	one	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	13	nummod	_	_
13	day	day	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **rise** | can | the price of cryptocurrency |  |  |  |  |  | vn assuming\_position-50 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **fall** | infinitive | the price of cryptocurrency *not said here* | a lot |  |  | day |  | vn occur-48.3 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

## Example 3 {#x3}

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My uncle lost money when his cryptocurrency crashed.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:cryptocurrency:x3:1
# text = My uncle lost money when his cryptocurrency crashed.
1	My	my	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	2	nmod:poss	_	_
2	uncle	uncle	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	lost	lose	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	money	money	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
5	when	when	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	8	advmod	_	_
6	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	7	nmod:poss	_	_
7	cryptocurrency	cryptocurrency	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nsubj	_	_
8	crashed	crash	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	advcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **lose** | past | My uncle | money |  |  |  |  | vn succeed-74-3-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent money=Eventuality |
| 2 | **crash** | past | uncle's cryptocurrency |  |  |  |  |  | vn break-45.1 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient |

## Example 4 {#x4}

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Cryptocurrency is kept in a digital wallet.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:cryptocurrency:x4:1
# text = Cryptocurrency is kept in a digital wallet.
1	Cryptocurrency	cryptocurrency	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj:pass	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	aux:pass	_	_
3	kept	keep	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
4	in	in	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
6	digital	digital	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	wallet	wallet	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **keep** | present · passive |  | Cryptocurrency |  | a digital wallet |  |  | vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP PP.location»: subject=Theme in wallet=Location |

## Example 5 {#x5}

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Scammers often ask for payment in cryptocurrency.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:cryptocurrency:x5:1
# text = Scammers often ask for payment in cryptocurrency.
1	Scammers	scammer	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj	_	_
2	often	often	ADV	RB	_	3	advmod	_	_
3	ask	ask	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	for	for	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
5	payment	payment	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
6	in	in	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	cryptocurrency	cryptocurrency	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **ask** *speech: ask* | present | Scammers |  |  |  |  | for payment in cryptocurrency; often *property* | vn inquire-37.1.2 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

## Example 6 {#x6}

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Some cryptocurrencies use a lot of electricity.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:cryptocurrency:x6:1
# text = Some cryptocurrencies use a lot of electricity.
1	Some	some	DET	DT	PronType=Ind	2	det	_	_
2	cryptocurrencies	cryptocurrency	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj	_	_
3	use	use	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	lot	lot	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
6	of	of	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	electricity	electricity	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **use** | present | some cryptocurrencies | a lot of electricity |  |  |  |  | vn eat-39.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent lot=Patient |

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