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title: earnings — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «earnings» in the school dictionary: The money a person gets for working: wages or salary. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# earnings

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**Who acts:** money, profit, you, earnings, she, company · **What happens:** get, work, make, go up, wash, be · **To what, where:** wages, Money, work, new job, 15 pounds, 6 dollars

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

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

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Usage: money — kept apart, not parsed.

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The money a person gets for working: wages or salary.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:earnings:m1:1
# text = The money a person gets for working: wages or salary.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	money	money	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	person	person	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
5	gets	get	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
6	for	for	SCONJ	IN	_	7	mark	_	_
7	working	work	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	5	advcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	9	punct	_	_
9	wages	wage	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	obl	_	_
10	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	11	cc	_	_
11	salary	salary	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **get** | present | the money | wages or salary |  |  |  |  | vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V S\_ING»: agent=Experiencer |
| 2 | **work** | gerund | the money *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn employment-95.3 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

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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: money — kept apart, not parsed.

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The profit a business makes.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:earnings:m2:1
# text = The profit a business makes.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	profit	profit	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	business	business	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
5	makes	make	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	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 | **make** | present | the profit |  |  |  |  |  | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset |

## Meaning 3 {#m3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Money you get from any work, like pocket money for chores.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:earnings:m3:1
# text = Money you get from any work, like pocket money for chores.
1	Money	money	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
2	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	_
3	get	get	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=2|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	from	from	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	any	any	DET	DT	PronType=Ind	6	det	_	_
6	work	work	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	10	punct	_	_
8	like	like	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	pocket	pocket	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	compound	_	_
10	money	money	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	conj	_	_
11	for	for	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
12	chores	chore	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	10	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **get** | present | you | Money |  | any work and pocket money for chores |  |  | vn get-13.5.1-1 «NP V NP PP.source»: agent=Agent money=Theme from work=Source |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Mum's earnings went up when she got a new job.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:earnings:x1:1
# text = Mum's earnings went up when she got a new job.
1	Mum	mum	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	's	's	PART	POS	_	1	case	_	_
3	earnings	earning	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nsubj	_	_
4	went	go	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	up	up	ADP	RP	_	4	compound:prt	_	_
6	when	when	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	8	advmod	_	_
7	she	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	8	nsubj	_	_
8	got	get	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	advcl	_	_
9	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
10	new	new	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	11	amod	_	_
11	job	job	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **go up** | past | Mum's earnings |  |  |  |  |  | vn calibratable\_cos-45.6.1-1 «NP.attribute V»: agent=Attribute |
| 2 | **get** | past | she | a new job |  |  |  |  | vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer job=Stimulus |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
My earnings from washing cars were 15 pounds.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:earnings:x2:1
# text = My earnings from washing cars were 15 pounds.
1	My	my	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	2	nmod:poss	_	_
2	earnings	earning	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	8	nsubj	_	_
3	from	from	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	washing	wash	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	5	amod	_	_
5	cars	car	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	nmod	_	_
6	were	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	8	cop	_	_
7	15	15	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	8	nummod	_	_
8	pounds	pound	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	8	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **wash** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn floss-41.2.1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **is a** | past | My earnings from washing cars | 15 pounds |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
If you earn 6 dollars an hour, your earnings for 5 hours are 30 dollars.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:earnings:x3:1
# text = If you earn 6 dollars an hour, your earnings for 5 hours are 30 dollars.
1	If	if	SCONJ	IN	_	3	mark	_	_
2	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	_
3	earn	earn	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=2|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	16	advcl	_	_
4	6	6	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	5	nummod	_	_
5	dollars	dollar	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obj	_	_
6	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	hour	hour	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nmod:unmarked	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	3	punct	_	_
9	your	your	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Person=2|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	10	nmod:poss	_	_
10	earnings	earning	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	16	nsubj	_	_
11	for	for	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
12	5	5	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	13	nummod	_	_
13	hours	hour	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	10	nmod	_	_
14	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	16	cop	_	_
15	30	30	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	16	nummod	_	_
16	dollars	dollar	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	16	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **earn** *a condition, not said to happen* | present | you | 6 dollars  a hour |  |  |  |  | vn get-13.5.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent dollar=Theme |
| 2 | **is a** | present | your earnings for 5 hours | 30 dollars |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The company reported big earnings.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:earnings:x4:1
# text = The company reported big earnings.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	company	company	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	reported	report	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	big	big	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	earnings	earning	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	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 | **report** | past | the company | big earnings |  |  |  |  | vn prosecute-33.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent earning=Patient |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
She saved half her earnings.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:earnings:x5:1
# text = She saved half her earnings.
1	She	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	saved	save	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	earnings	earning	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **save** | past | She | her earnings |  |  |  |  | vn get-13.5.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent earning=Theme |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Taxes are taken from your earnings.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:earnings:x6:1
# text = Taxes are taken from your earnings.
1	Taxes	tax	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj:pass	_	_
2	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	aux:pass	_	_
3	taken	take	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
4	from	from	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	your	your	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Person=2|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	6	nmod:poss	_	_
6	earnings	earning	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **take** | present · passive |  | Taxes |  | your earnings |  |  | vn bring-11.3 «NP V NP PP.initial\_location»: subject=Theme from earning=Initial\_Location |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
They were so poor that they could save nothing at all; all their earnings went in bare food, and when that was gone there was nothing left.

<!-- fold The tree, 27 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:earnings:x7:1
# text = They were so poor that they could save nothing at all; all their earnings went in bare food, and when that was gone there was nothing left.
1	They	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	4	nsubj	_	_
2	were	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
3	so	so	ADV	RB	_	4	advmod	_	_
4	poor	poor	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
5	that	that	SCONJ	IN	_	8	mark	_	_
6	they	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	8	nsubj	_	_
7	could	could	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	8	aux	_	_
8	save	save	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	4	advcl	_	_
9	nothing	nothing	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Neg	8	obj	_	_
10	at	at	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
11	all	all	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	9	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	;	;	PUNCT	:	_	16	punct	_	_
13	all	all	DET	PDT	PronType=Tot	15	det:predet	_	_
14	their	their	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	15	nmod:poss	_	_
15	earnings	earning	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	16	nsubj	_	_
16	went	go	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	parataxis	_	_
17	in	in	ADP	IN	_	19	case	_	_
18	bare	bare	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	19	amod	_	_
19	food	food	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	16	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
20	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	25	punct	_	_
21	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	25	cc	_	_
22	when	when	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	25	advmod	_	_
23	that	that	PRON	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	25	nsubj	_	_
24	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	25	aux:pass	_	_
25	gone	go	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	16	conj	_	_
26	there	there	ADV	RB	PronType=Dem	25	advmod	_	_
27	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
28	nothing	nothing	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Neg	27	nsubj	_	_
29	left	leave	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	28	acl	_	SpaceAfter=No
30	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | past | They |  |  |  |  | poor *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **save** | could | they | nothing |  | all |  |  | vn get-13.5.1-1 «NP V NP PP.source NP.asset»: agent=Agent nothing=Theme at all=Asset |
| 3 | **go** | past | their earnings |  |  | bare food |  |  | vn occur-48.3-2 «NP V PP»: agent=Theme in food=Location |
| 4 | **go** | past · passive |  | that |  | there |  |  | vn meander-47.7 «PP.location V NP»: subject=Theme |
| 5 | **leave** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn escape-51.1-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

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