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title: payslip — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «payslip» in the school dictionary: A payslip is a paper or digital note that an employer gives a worker with their pay, showing how much they earned and what was taken off for tax and other things. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# payslip

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**Who acts:** payslip, employer, paper, Mum, tax, bank · **What happens:** be, give, show, earn, take off, pay · **To what, where:** paper, worker, much, payslip, overtime, tax · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

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Usage: money — kept apart, not parsed.

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A payslip is a paper or digital note that an employer gives a worker with their pay, showing how much they earned and what was taken off for tax and other things.

<!-- fold The tree, 32 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:payslip:m1:1
# text = A payslip is a paper or digital note that an employer gives a worker with their pay, showing how much they earned and what was taken off for tax and other things.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	payslip	payslip	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	paper	paper	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
6	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	8	cc	_	_
7	digital	digital	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	note	note	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	conj	_	_
9	that	that	SCONJ	IN	_	12	mark	_	_
10	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	employer	employer	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	nsubj	_	_
12	gives	give	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	advcl	_	_
13	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	14	det	_	_
14	worker	worker	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	obj	_	_
15	with	with	ADP	IN	_	17	case	_	_
16	their	their	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	17	nmod:poss	_	_
17	pay	pay	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	19	punct	_	_
19	showing	show	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	12	advcl	_	_
20	how	how	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	21	advmod	_	_
21	much	much	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	23	obj	_	_
22	they	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	23	nsubj	_	_
23	earned	earn	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	19	ccomp	_	_
24	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	27	cc	_	_
25	what	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Int	27	nsubj:pass	_	_
26	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	27	aux:pass	_	_
27	taken	take	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	23	conj	_	_
28	off	off	ADP	RP	_	27	compound:prt	_	_
29	for	for	ADP	IN	_	30	case	_	_
30	tax	tax	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	27	obl	_	_
31	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	33	cc	_	_
32	other	other	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	33	amod	_	_
33	things	thing	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	30	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
34	.	.	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 payslip | a paper or digital note |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **give** | present | a employer | a worker |  |  |  | with paper's pay | vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent worker=Theme |
| 3 | **show** | gerund | a employer *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V how S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 4 | **earn** | past | paper | much |  |  |  |  | vn get-13.5.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent much=Theme |
| 5 | **take off** | past · passive |  |  |  |  |  | for tax and other things | vn remove-10.1 «NP V NP»: subject=Theme |
| 6 | **pay** |  | paper |  |  |  |  |  | nom pay «possession transitive»: poss=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.

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Mum checked her payslip to see if her overtime was paid.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:payslip:x1:1
# text = Mum checked her payslip to see if her overtime was paid.
1	Mum	mum	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
2	checked	check	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	payslip	payslip	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	to	to	PART	TO	_	6	mark	_	_
6	see	see	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	2	advcl	_	_
7	if	if	SCONJ	IN	_	11	mark	_	_
8	her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	9	nmod:poss	_	_
9	overtime	overtime	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	nsubj:pass	_	_
10	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	11	aux:pass	_	_
11	paid	pay	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	6	advcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **check** | past | Mum | Mum's payslip |  |  |  |  | vn assessment-34.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent payslip=Theme |
| 2 | **see** | to-infinitive | Mum *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Experiencer |
| 3 | **pay** *a condition, not said to happen* | past · passive |  | Mum's overtime |  |  |  |  | vn pay-68-1 «NP V NP»: subject=Asset |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The payslip showed tax taken off her wages.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:payslip:x2:1
# text = The payslip showed tax taken off her wages.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	payslip	payslip	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	showed	show	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	tax	tax	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
5	taken	take	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	4	acl	_	_
6	off	off	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	8	nmod:poss	_	_
8	wages	wage	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **show** | past | the payslip | tax |  |  |  |  | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent tax=Recipient |
| 2 | **take off** | participle | tax *not said here* | payslip's wages |  |  |  |  | vn remove-10.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent wage=Theme |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The bank asked for three payslips.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:payslip:x3:1
# text = The bank asked for three payslips.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	bank	bank	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	asked	ask	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	for	for	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	three	three	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	6	nummod	_	_
6	payslips	payslip	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	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 | **ask** *speech: ask* | past | the bank |  |  |  |  | for three payslips | vn inquire-37.1.2 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Gross pay 2,000 minus deductions 400 gives net pay 1,600 on the payslip.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:payslip:x4:1
# text = Gross pay 2,000 minus deductions 400 gives net pay 1,600 on the payslip.
1	Gross	gross	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	amod	_	_
2	pay	pay	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	_
3	2,000	2000	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	2	flat	_	_
4	minus	minus	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
5	deductions	deduction	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	conj	_	_
6	400	400	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	5	flat	_	_
7	gives	give	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
8	net	net	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	_
9	pay	pay	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obj	_	_
10	1,600	1,600	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	9	flat	_	_
11	on	on	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
12	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
13	payslip	payslip	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **give** | present | Gross pay and deductions | net pay |  | the payslip |  |  | vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP PP.recipient PP.asset»: agent=Agent pay=Theme on payslip=Asset |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Dad's first payslip from his new job made him smile.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:payslip:x5:1
# text = Dad's first payslip from his new job made him smile.
1	Dad	dad	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	's	's	PART	POS	_	1	case	_	_
3	first	first	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos|NumForm=Word|NumType=Ord	4	amod	_	_
4	payslip	payslip	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nsubj	_	_
5	from	from	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
6	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	8	nmod:poss	_	_
7	new	new	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	job	job	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nmod	_	_
9	made	make	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
10	him	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	9	obj	_	_
11	smile	smile	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	9	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	9	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **make** | past | Dad's first payslip from payslip's new job | him *= he* |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **smile** | infinitive | him *= he* *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn manner\_speaking-37.3 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 3 | **job** |  | payslip |  |  |  |  |  | nom job «act intransitive»: poss=agent |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
In America it's called a pay stub.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:payslip:x6:1
# text = In America it's called a pay stub.
1	In	in	ADP	IN	_	2	case	_	_
2	America	America	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	_
3	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	5	nsubj:pass	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	's	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	aux:pass	_	_
5	called	call	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
6	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
7	pay	pay	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	compound	_	_
8	stub	stub	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **call** | present · passive |  | it |  | America |  |  | vn initiate\_communication-37.4.2-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: subject=Recipient |

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