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title: investment — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «investment» in the school dictionary: An investment is money you put into something, like a business, shares or property, hoping to get more money back later. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# investment

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**Who acts:** investment, you, Dad, good pair, Learning, bank · **What happens:** be, put, hope, get back, put into, spend · **To what, where:** money, something, more money, thing, time, effort

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

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
An investment is money you put into something, like a business, shares or property, hoping to get more money back later.

<!-- fold The tree, 21 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:investment:m1:1
# text = An investment is money you put into something, like a business, shares or property, hoping to get more money back later.
1	An	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	investment	investment	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
4	money	money	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
5	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	6	nsubj	_	_
6	put	put	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=2|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	acl:relcl	_	_
7	into	into	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	something	something	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	6	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	12	punct	_	_
10	like	like	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
11	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
12	business	business	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	appos	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	14	punct	_	_
14	shares	share	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	12	conj	_	_
15	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	16	cc	_	_
16	property	property	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	18	punct	_	_
18	hoping	hope	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	6	advcl	_	_
19	to	to	PART	TO	_	20	mark	_	_
20	get	get	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	18	xcomp	_	_
21	more	more	ADJ	JJR	Degree=Cmp	22	amod	_	_
22	money	money	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	20	obj	_	_
23	back	back	ADV	RB	_	20	advmod	_	_
24	later	late	ADV	RBR	Degree=Cmp	20	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
25	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | a investment | money |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **put** | present | you | money *not said here* |  | something |  |  | vn invest-13.5.4-1 «NP V PP»: agent=Agent money=Goal |
| 3 | **hope** | gerund | you *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn long-32.2 «NP V S\_INF»: agent=Pivot clause=Theme |
| 4 | **get back** *not said to happen* | to-infinitive | you *not said here* | more money |  |  |  | late *property* | vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer money=Stimulus |

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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}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
An investment is the thing you put money into.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:investment:m2:1
# text = An investment is the thing you put money into.
1	An	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	investment	investment	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	thing	thing	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
6	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	7	nsubj	_	_
7	put	put	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=2|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	acl:relcl	_	_
8	money	money	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obj	_	_
9	into	into	ADP	IN	_	7	compound:prt	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | a investment | the thing |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **put into** | present | you | money |  |  |  |  | vn invest-13.5.4-1 «NP V PP»: agent=Agent money=Goal |

## Meaning 3 {#m3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
An investment is time, effort or money spent on something that will be useful later, like studying.

<!-- fold The tree, 17 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:investment:m3:1
# text = An investment is time, effort or money spent on something that will be useful later, like studying.
1	An	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	investment	investment	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
4	time	time	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	6	punct	_	_
6	effort	effort	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	conj	_	_
7	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	8	cc	_	_
8	money	money	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	conj	_	_
9	spent	spend	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part	6	acl	_	_
10	on	on	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
11	something	something	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	9	obl	_	_
12	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	15	nsubj	_	_
13	will	will	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	15	aux	_	_
14	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	15	cop	_	_
15	useful	useful	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	11	acl:relcl	_	_
16	later	late	ADV	RBR	Degree=Cmp	9	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	19	punct	_	_
18	like	like	SCONJ	IN	_	19	mark	_	_
19	studying	study	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	9	advcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
20	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | a investment | time and effort or money |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **spend** | participle |  | effort or money *not said here* |  |  |  | on something *goal*; late *property* | vn consume-66-1 «NP V NP S\_ING»: agent=Agent on something=Goal |
| 3 | **is** | future |  |  |  |  |  | useful *property* | tree rules |
| 4 | **study** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn learn-14-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Dad made an investment in a small bakery.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:investment:x1:1
# text = Dad made an investment in a small bakery.
1	Dad	dad	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
2	made	make	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	investment	investment	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	in	in	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
6	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
7	small	small	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	bakery	bakery	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **make** | past | Dad | a investment |  | a small bakery |  |  | vn build-26.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent investment=Product |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A good pair of boots is a wise investment for winter.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:investment:x2:1
# text = A good pair of boots is a wise investment for winter.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	good	good	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	pair	pair	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nsubj	_	_
4	of	of	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
5	boots	boot	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nmod	_	_
6	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	9	cop	_	_
7	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
8	wise	wise	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	_
9	investment	investment	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
10	for	for	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
11	winter	winter	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	9	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | a good pair of boots | a wise investment |  |  | winter |  | tree rules |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Learning to read well is an investment in your future.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:investment:x3:1
# text = Learning to read well is an investment in your future.
1	Learning	learn	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	7	csubj	_	_
2	to	to	PART	TO	_	3	mark	_	_
3	read	read	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	1	xcomp	_	_
4	well	well	ADV	RB	Degree=Pos	3	advmod	_	_
5	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	cop	_	_
6	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	investment	investment	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
8	in	in	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	your	your	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Person=2|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	10	nmod:poss	_	_
10	future	future	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **learn** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn learn-14-2-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 2 | **read** | to-infinitive |  |  |  |  |  | well *property* | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 3 | **is a** | present | Learning | a investment |  | your future |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The bank offered 5% interest on her investment.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:investment:x4:1
# text = The bank offered 5% interest on her investment.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	bank	bank	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	offered	offer	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	5	5	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	5	nummod	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	%	%	SYM	NN	Number=Sing	6	compound	_	_
6	interest	interest	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
7	on	on	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	9	nmod:poss	_	_
9	investment	investment	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **offer** | past | the bank | % interest |  | bank's investment |  |  | vn future\_having-13.3 «NP V NP.theme (PP)»: agent=Agent interest=Theme |
| 2 | **invest** |  | bank |  |  |  |  |  | nom investment «act transitive»: poss=agent |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Houses can be a good investment.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:investment:x5:1
# text = Houses can be a good investment.
1	Houses	house	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	nsubj	_	_
2	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	6	aux	_	_
3	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	6	cop	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
5	good	good	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	investment	investment	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | can | Houses | a good investment |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
If you invest 200 dollars and get 10% interest, your investment grows to 220 dollars.

<!-- fold The tree, 16 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:investment:x6:1
# text = If you invest 200 dollars and get 10% interest, your investment grows to 220 dollars.
1	If	if	SCONJ	IN	_	3	mark	_	_
2	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	_
3	invest	invest	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=2|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	14	advcl	_	_
4	200	200	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	5	nummod	_	_
5	dollars	dollar	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obj	_	_
6	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	7	cc	_	_
7	get	get	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	3	conj	_	_
8	10	10	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	10	nummod	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	%	%	SYM	NN	Number=Sing	10	compound	_	_
10	interest	interest	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	3	punct	_	_
12	your	your	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Person=2|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	13	nmod:poss	_	_
13	investment	investment	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	nsubj	_	_
14	grows	grow	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
15	to	to	ADP	IN	_	17	case	_	_
16	220	220	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	17	nummod	_	_
17	dollars	dollar	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	14	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	14	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **invest** *a condition, not said to happen* | present | you | 200 dollars |  |  |  |  | vn invest-13.5.4-1 «NP V PP»: agent=Agent dollar=Goal |
| 2 | **get** | infinitive | you *not said here* | 10 % interest |  |  |  |  | vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer interest=Stimulus |
| 3 | **grow** | present | your investment |  |  |  |  | to 220 dollars | vn appear-48.1.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 4 | **invest** |  | your |  |  |  |  |  | nom investment «act transitive»: poss=agent |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The town's investment in a new park made people happy.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:investment:x7:1
# text = The town's investment in a new park made people happy.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	town	town	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	's	's	PART	POS	_	2	case	_	_
4	investment	investment	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nsubj	_	_
5	in	in	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
6	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
7	new	new	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	park	park	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nmod	_	_
9	made	make	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
10	people	people	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	9	obj	_	_
11	happy	happy	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	9	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **make** | past | the town's investment in a new park | people |  |  |  | happy *property* | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset people=Product |
| 2 | **invest** |  | the town |  |  | a new park |  |  | nom investment «act transitive»: poss=agent in=place |

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