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title: payday — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «payday» in the school dictionary: Payday is the day when workers are paid their wages. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# payday

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**Who acts:** Payday, big payday, someone, We, Money, winner · **What happens:** be, pay, get, buy, come, have · **To what, where:** day, workers, time, lot, Friday payday, bike

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«payday» in the school dictionary: its 2 meanings for a pupil and its 8 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: [payday in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/payday.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Payday is the day when workers are paid their wages.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:payday:m1:1
# text = Payday is the day when workers are paid their wages.
1	Payday	payday	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	day	day	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
5	when	when	SCONJ	WRB	_	8	mark	_	_
6	workers	worker	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	8	nsubj:pass	_	_
7	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	8	aux:pass	_	_
8	paid	pay	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	4	acl:relcl	_	_
9	their	their	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	10	nmod:poss	_	_
10	wages	wage	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	8	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | Payday | the day |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **pay** | present · passive |  | workers |  |  |  |  | vn pay-68-1 «NP V NP NP»: subject=Recipient wage=Asset |

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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: informal — kept apart, not parsed.

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A big payday is a time when someone gets a lot of money at once.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:payday:m2:1
# text = A big payday is a time when someone gets a lot of money at once.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	big	big	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	payday	payday	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
4	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	time	time	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
7	when	when	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	9	advmod	_	_
8	someone	someone	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	9	nsubj	_	_
9	gets	get	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	acl:relcl	_	_
10	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	lot	lot	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obj	_	_
12	of	of	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
13	money	money	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	nmod	_	_
14	at	at	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
15	once	once	ADV	RB	NumForm=Word|NumType=Mult	9	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | a big payday | a time |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **get** | present | someone | a lot of money |  |  |  |  | vn get-13.5.1-1 «NP V NP PP.source NP.asset»: agent=Agent lot=Theme at once=Asset |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Friday is payday for Mum.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:payday:x1:1
# text = Friday is payday for Mum.
1	Friday	Friday	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	compound	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	cop	_	_
3	payday	payday	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
4	for	for	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
5	Mum	mum	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present |  | Friday payday |  |  |  | for Mum | tree rules |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
We'll buy the bike after payday.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:payday:x2:1
# text = We'll buy the bike after payday.
1	We	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	'll	will	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	3	aux	_	_
3	buy	buy	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	bike	bike	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
6	after	after	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	payday	payday	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **buy** | future | We | the bike |  |  | after payday |  | vn accept-77.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent bike=Theme |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Money is tight just before payday.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:payday:x3:1
# text = Money is tight just before payday.
1	Money	money	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	cop	_	_
3	tight	tight	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
4	just	just	ADV	RB	_	6	advmod	_	_
5	before	before	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	payday	payday	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | Money |  |  |  | before payday | tight *property* | tree rules |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Payday comes once a month for many workers.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:payday:x4:1
# text = Payday comes once a month for many workers.
1	Payday	payday	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
2	comes	come	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	once	once	ADV	RB	NumForm=Word|NumType=Mult	2	advmod	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	month	month	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl:unmarked	_	_
6	for	for	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	many	many	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	workers	worker	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	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 | **come** | present | Payday |  |  |  |  | for many workers; once *property* | vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The winner had a big payday.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:payday:x5:1
# text = The winner had a big payday.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	winner	winner	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	had	have	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
5	big	big	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	payday	payday	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **have** | past | the winner | a big payday |  |  |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent payday=Patient |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Dad pays the bills on payday.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:payday:x6:1
# text = Dad pays the bills on payday.
1	Dad	dad	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
2	pays	pay	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	bills	bill	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obj	_	_
5	on	on	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	payday	payday	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 | **pay** | present | Dad | the bills |  | payday |  |  | vn pay-68-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent bill=Asset |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Payday loans can cost a lot of extra money.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:payday:x7:1
# text = Payday loans can cost a lot of extra money.
1	Payday	payday	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	compound	_	_
2	loans	loan	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nsubj	_	_
3	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	4	aux	_	_
4	cost	cost	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	lot	lot	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	_
7	of	of	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	extra	extra	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	_
9	money	money	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **cost** | can | Payday loans | a lot of extra money |  |  |  |  | vn cost-54.2 «NP V NP.value»: agent=Theme lot=Value |

## Example 8 {#x8}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
How many weeks until payday?

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:payday:x8:1
# text = How many weeks until payday?
1	How	how	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	2	advmod	_	_
2	many	many	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	weeks	week	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	0	root	_	_
4	until	until	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
5	payday	payday	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.

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