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title: outplacement — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «outplacement» in the school dictionary: help paid by a company to workers it has fired, to find new jobs. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
---

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# outplacement

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**Who acts:** workers, company, Outplacement, it, you, your · **What happens:** pay, fire, find, describe, offer, include · **To what, where:** help, company, new jobs, firing, outplacement services, off staff · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

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Usage: euphemism, jargon — kept apart, not parsed.

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
help paid by a company to workers it has fired, to find new jobs.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:outplacement:m1:1
# text = help paid by a company to workers it has fired, to find new jobs.
1	help	help	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
2	paid	pay	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	1	acl	_	_
3	by	by	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	company	company	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
6	to	to	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	workers	worker	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	nmod	_	_
8	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	10	nsubj:pass	_	_
9	has	have	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	10	aux	_	_
10	fired	fire	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	7	acl:relcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	13	punct	_	_
12	to	to	PART	TO	_	13	mark	_	_
13	find	find	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	1	conj	_	_
14	new	new	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	15	amod	_	_
15	jobs	job	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	13	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **pay** | participle |  | help *not said here* |  |  |  | by a company to workers | vn pay-68-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **fire** | present · perfect · passive | workers *not said here* | company |  |  |  |  | vn throw-17.1-1 «NP V NP»: subject=Theme |
| 3 | **find** | to-infinitive |  | new jobs |  |  |  |  | vn discover-84 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent job=Topic |

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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: euphemism — kept apart, not parsed.

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
the firing itself, described politely.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:outplacement:m2:1
# text = the firing itself, described politely.
1	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	firing	firing	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
3	itself	itself	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Emp|Reflex=Yes	2	nmod:unmarked	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	5	punct	_	_
5	described	describe	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	2	acl	_	_
6	politely	politely	ADV	RB	_	5	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **describe** | participle |  | the firing  firing *not said here* |  |  |  | politely *property* | vn characterize-29.2-1-1 «NP V S\_ING»: agent=Agent |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The company offered outplacement services to the laid-off staff.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:outplacement:x1:1
# text = The company offered outplacement services to the laid-off staff.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	company	company	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	offered	offer	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	outplacement	outplacement	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	compound	_	_
5	services	service	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obj	_	_
6	to	to	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
8	laid	laid	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	amod	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	8	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	off	off	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	compound	_	_
11	staff	staff	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **offer** | past | the company | outplacement services |  |  |  | to the off staff *goal* | vn future\_having-13.3 «NP V NP PP.goal»: agent=Agent service=Theme to staff=Goal |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Outplacement includes help writing CVs and practice interviews.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:outplacement:x2:1
# text = Outplacement includes help writing CVs and practice interviews.
1	Outplacement	outplacement	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
2	includes	include	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	help	help	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	2	ccomp	_	_
4	writing	write	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	3	xcomp	_	_
5	CVs	CVs	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	_
6	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	8	cc	_	_
7	practice	practice	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	compound	_	_
8	interviews	interview	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **include** | present | Outplacement |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **help** | present | Outplacement *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn help-72.1-1-1 «NP V NP S\_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Theme |
| 3 | **write** | gerund | Outplacement *not said here* | CVs and practice interviews |  |  |  |  | vn scribble-25.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent cvs=Theme |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
After the factory closed, workers got three months of outplacement.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:outplacement:x3:1
# text = After the factory closed, workers got three months of outplacement.
1	After	after	ADP	IN	_	3	case	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	factory	factory	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obl	_	_
4	closed	close	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	3	acl	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	3	punct	_	_
6	workers	worker	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	nsubj	_	_
7	got	get	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
8	three	three	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	9	nummod	_	_
9	months	month	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	obj	_	_
10	of	of	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
11	outplacement	outplacement	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **close** | participle |  | the factory *not said here* |  |  |  |  | vn other\_cos-45.4 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient |
| 2 | **get** | past | workers |  |  |  | after the factory; month |  | vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V S\_ING»: agent=Experiencer |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
«Outplacement» sounds nice, but it means you lost your job.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:outplacement:x4:1
# text = «Outplacement» sounds nice, but it means you lost your job.
1	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	2	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	Outplacement	outplacement	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	2	punct	_	_
4	sounds	sound	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	nice	nice	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	9	punct	_	_
7	but	but	CCONJ	CC	_	9	cc	_	_
8	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	9	nsubj	_	_
9	means	mean	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	parataxis	_	_
10	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	11	nsubj	_	_
11	lost	lose	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=2|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	9	ccomp	_	_
12	your	your	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Person=2|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	13	nmod:poss	_	_
13	job	job	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **sound** | present | Outplacement |  |  |  |  | nice *property* | vn stimulus\_subject-30.4 «NP V ADJ»: agent=Stimulus |
| 2 | **mean** | present | it |  |  |  |  |  | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 3 | **lose** | past | you | your job |  |  |  |  | vn succeed-74-3-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent job=Eventuality |
| 4 | **job** |  | your |  |  |  |  |  | nom job «act intransitive»: poss=agent |

## Example 5 {#x5}

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She works for an outplacement firm.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:outplacement:x5:1
# text = She works for an outplacement firm.
1	She	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	works	work	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	for	for	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
4	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
5	outplacement	outplacement	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	compound	_	_
6	firm	firm	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **work** | present | She |  |  |  |  | for a outplacement firm | vn employment-95.3 «NP V PP.beneficiary»: agent=Agent for firm=Beneficiary |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The letter said I'd been «selected for outplacement».

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:outplacement:x6:1
# text = The letter said I'd been «selected for outplacement».
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	letter	letter	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	said	say	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	I	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	8	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	'd	have	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	8	aux	_	_
6	been	be	AUX	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part	8	aux:pass	_	_
7	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	8	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	selected	select	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	3	ccomp	_	_
9	for	for	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
10	outplacement	outplacement	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	8	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **say** *speech: assert* | past | the letter |  |  |  |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 2 | **select** *in a quote* | past · perfect · passive |  | the letter *= letter* |  |  |  | for outplacement | vn obtain-13.5.2 «NP V NP»: subject=Theme |

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