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title: investor — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «investor» in the school dictionary: An investor is a person or company that puts money into a business, shares or property, hoping to make a profit. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# investor

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**Who acts:** investor, person, Investors, shares, She, shop · **What happens:** be, put, hope, make, give, build · **To what, where:** person, money, business, profit, company money, factory · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

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Usage: money — kept apart, not parsed.

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
An investor is a person or company that puts money into a business, shares or property, hoping to make a profit.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:investor:m1:1
# text = An investor is a person or company that puts money into a business, shares or property, hoping to make a profit.
1	An	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	investor	investor	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	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	7	cc	_	_
7	company	company	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	conj	_	_
8	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	9	nsubj	_	_
9	puts	put	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	acl:relcl	_	_
10	money	money	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obj	_	_
11	into	into	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
12	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
13	business	business	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	15	punct	_	_
15	shares	share	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	13	conj	_	_
16	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	17	cc	_	_
17	property	property	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	15	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	19	punct	_	_
19	hoping	hope	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	9	advcl	_	_
20	to	to	PART	TO	_	21	mark	_	_
21	make	make	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	19	xcomp	_	_
22	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	23	det	_	_
23	profit	profit	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	21	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
24	.	.	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 investor | a person or company |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **put** | present | a person or company | money |  | a business and shares or property |  |  | vn invest-13.5.4-1 «NP V PP»: agent=Agent money=Goal |
| 3 | **hope** | gerund | a person or company *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn long-32.2 «NP V S\_INF»: agent=Pivot clause=Theme |
| 4 | **make** *not said to happen* | to-infinitive | a person or company *not said here* | a profit |  |  |  |  | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset profit=Product |

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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 investor gave the company money to build a factory.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:investor:x1:1
# text = The investor gave the company money to build a factory.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	investor	investor	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	gave	give	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
5	company	company	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	compound	_	_
6	money	money	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
7	to	to	PART	TO	_	8	mark	_	_
8	build	build	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	3	advcl	_	_
9	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	factory	factory	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **give** | past | the investor | the company money |  |  |  |  | vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent money=Theme |
| 2 | **build** | to-infinitive | the investor *not said here* | a factory |  |  |  |  | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset factory=Product |

## Example 2 {#x2}

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Investors hope their shares go up in value.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:investor:x2:1
# text = Investors hope their shares go up in value.
1	Investors	investor	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	nsubj	_	_
2	hope	hope	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	their	their	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	4	nmod:poss	_	_
4	shares	share	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	nsubj	_	_
5	go	go	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	2	ccomp	_	_
6	up	up	ADP	RP	_	5	compound:prt	_	_
7	in	in	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	value	value	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **hope** | present | Investors |  |  |  |  |  | vn long-32.2 «NP V S\_INF»: agent=Pivot clause=Theme |
| 2 | **go up** | present | Investors's shares |  |  |  |  | in value | vn calibratable\_cos-45.6.1-1 «NP.patient V PP.attribute»: agent=Patient in value=Attribute |
| 3 | **share** |  | Investors *= investor* |  |  |  |  |  | nom share «possession transitive»: poss=agent |

## Example 3 {#x3}

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She pitched her idea to three investors.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:investor:x3:1
# text = She pitched her idea to three investors.
1	She	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	pitched	pitch	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	4	nmod:poss	_	_
4	idea	idea	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	to	to	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	three	three	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	7	nummod	_	_
7	investors	investor	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **pitch** | past | She | her idea |  | three investors |  |  | vn throw-17.1-1 «NP V NP PP.destinations»: agent=Agent idea=Theme to investor=Destination |

## Example 4 {#x4}

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The investor lost money when the shop closed.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:investor:x4:1
# text = The investor lost money when the shop closed.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	investor	investor	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	SCONJ	WRB	_	8	mark	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	shop	shop	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nsubj	_	_
8	closed	close	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	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 | the investor | money |  |  |  |  | vn succeed-74-3-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent money=Eventuality |
| 2 | **close** | participle | the shop |  |  |  |  |  | vn other\_cos-45.4 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient |

## Example 5 {#x5}

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Small investors put in a few pounds each.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:investor:x5:1
# text = Small investors put in a few pounds each.
1	Small	small	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	amod	_	_
2	investors	investor	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj:pass	_	_
3	put	put	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	few	few	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	pounds	pound	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obl	_	_
8	each	each	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	7	nmod:unmarked	_	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** | participle · passive |  | Small investors |  | a few pounds  each |  |  | vn put-9.1-2 «NP V NP PP.destination»: subject=Theme in pound=Destination |

## Example 6 {#x6}

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Investors met to hear about the new app.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:investor:x6:1
# text = Investors met to hear about the new app.
1	Investors	investor	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	nsubj	_	_
2	met	meet	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	to	to	PART	TO	_	4	mark	_	_
4	hear	hear	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	2	xcomp	_	_
5	about	about	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
7	new	new	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	app	app	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **meet** | past | Investors |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **hear** | to-infinitive | Investors *not said here* |  |  |  |  | about the new app | vn see-30.1-1-1 «NP V PP.stimulus»: agent=Experiencer about app=Stimulus |

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