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title: denominate — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «denominate» in the school dictionary: To denominate an amount or a price is to state it in a particular currency or unit. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# denominate

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**Who acts:** price, Old Latin books · **What happens:** denominate, be · **To what, where:** amount, particular currency, something, Oil prices, US dollars, prize

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«denominate» in the school dictionary: its 2 meanings 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: [denominate in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/denominate.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

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Usage: formal, money — kept apart, not parsed.

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
To denominate an amount or a price is to state it in a particular currency or unit.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:denominate:m1:1
# text = To denominate an amount or a price is to state it in a particular currency or unit.
1	To	to	PART	TO	_	2	mark	_	_
2	denominate	denominate	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	amount	amount	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	10	cc	_	_
6	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	price	price	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	nsubj	_	_
8	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	10	cop	_	_
9	to	to	PART	TO	_	10	mark	_	_
10	state	state	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	2	conj	_	_
11	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	10	obj	_	_
12	in	in	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
13	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	15	det	_	_
14	particular	particular	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	15	amod	_	_
15	currency	currency	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	obl	_	_
16	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	17	cc	_	_
17	unit	unit	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	15	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **denominate** | to-infinitive |  | a amount |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **is** | present | a price |  |  | a particular currency or unit |  | state *property* | tree rules |

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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.

## Meaning 2 {#m2}

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Usage: formal — kept apart, not parsed.

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
To denominate something is to give it a name.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:denominate:m2:1
# text = To denominate something is to give it a name.
1	To	to	PART	TO	_	2	mark	_	_
2	denominate	denominate	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	6	csubj	_	_
3	something	something	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	2	obj	_	_
4	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
5	to	to	PART	TO	_	6	mark	_	_
6	give	give	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
7	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	6	obj	_	_
8	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	name	name	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **denominate** | to-infinitive |  | something |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **is** | present |  |  |  |  |  | give *property* | tree rules |

## Example 1 {#x1}

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Oil prices are denominated in US dollars.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:denominate:x1:1
# text = Oil prices are denominated in US dollars.
1	Oil	oil	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	compound	_	_
2	prices	price	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nsubj	_	_
3	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	aux:pass	_	_
4	denominated	denominate	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
5	in	in	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	US	US	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	7	compound	_	_
7	dollars	dollar	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **denominate** | present · passive |  | Oil prices |  | US dollars |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 2 {#x2}

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The prize was denominated in euros.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:denominate:x2:1
# text = The prize was denominated in euros.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	prize	prize	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj:pass	_	_
3	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	aux:pass	_	_
4	denominated	denominate	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
5	in	in	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	euros	euro	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **denominate** | past · passive |  | the prize |  | euros |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 3 {#x3}

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The loan was denominated in pounds.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:denominate:x3:1
# text = The loan was denominated in pounds.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	loan	loan	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj:pass	_	_
3	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	aux:pass	_	_
4	denominated	denominate	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
5	in	in	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	pounds	pound	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **denominate** | past · passive |  | the loan |  | pounds |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 4 {#x4}

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Old Latin books denominate the river by another name.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:denominate:x4:1
# text = Old Latin books denominate the river by another name.
1	Old	old	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
2	Latin	Latin	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	books	book	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nsubj	_	_
4	denominate	denominate	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	river	river	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	_
7	by	by	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	another	another	DET	DT	PronType=Ind	9	det	_	_
9	name	name	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **denominate** | present | Old Latin books | the river |  |  |  | by another name | tree rules |

## Example 5 {#x5}

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Many international prices are denominated in dollars.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:denominate:x5:1
# text = Many international prices are denominated in dollars.
1	Many	many	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
2	international	international	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	prices	price	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	nsubj	_	_
4	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	aux:pass	_	_
5	denominated	denominate	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
6	in	in	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	dollars	dollar	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **denominate** | present · passive |  | Many international prices |  | dollars |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 6 {#x6}

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The cost was denominated in both currencies.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:denominate:x6:1
# text = The cost was denominated in both currencies.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	cost	cost	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj:pass	_	_
3	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	aux:pass	_	_
4	denominated	denominate	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
5	in	in	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	both	both	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	7	det	_	_
7	currencies	currency	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **denominate** | past · passive |  | the cost |  | both currencies |  |  | tree rules |

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