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title: pecuniary — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «pecuniary» in the school dictionary: Pecuniary means to do with money. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# pecuniary

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**Who acts:** Pecuniary, He, pecuniary benefit, court, She, Volunteers · **What happens:** mean, do, gain, help, look, have · **To what, where:** pecuniary benefit, pecuniary interest, shop, money, Pecuniary matters · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

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Usage: formal — kept apart, not parsed.

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Pecuniary means to do with money.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:pecuniary:m1:1
# text = Pecuniary means to do with money.
1	Pecuniary	Pecuniary	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
2	means	mean	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	to	to	PART	TO	_	4	mark	_	_
4	do	do	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	2	ccomp	_	_
5	with	with	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	money	money	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	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 | **mean** | present | Pecuniary |  |  |  |  |  | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S\_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 2 | **do** *not said to happen* | to-infinitive |  |  |  |  |  | with money | vn act-114-1 «NP V»: agent=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}

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He gained no pecuniary benefit from helping.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:pecuniary:x1:1
# text = He gained no pecuniary benefit from helping.
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	gained	gain	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	no	no	DET	DT	PronType=Neg	5	det	_	_
4	pecuniary	pecuniary	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	benefit	benefit	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
6	from	from	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	helping	help	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	5	acl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **gain** | past | He | no pecuniary benefit |  |  |  |  | vn get-13.5.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent benefit=Theme |
| 2 | **help** | gerund | no pecuniary benefit *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn help-72.1-1-1 «NP V PP.theme»: agent=Agent |

## Example 2 {#x2}

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The court looked at the pecuniary loss.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:pecuniary:x2:1
# text = The court looked at the pecuniary loss.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	court	court	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	looked	look	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	at	at	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
6	pecuniary	pecuniary	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	compound	_	_
7	loss	loss	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 | **look** | past | the court |  |  |  |  | at the pecuniary loss | vn peer-30.3 «NP V PP.theme»: agent=Agent at loss=Theme |

## Example 3 {#x3}

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She had no pecuniary interest in the shop.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:pecuniary:x3:1
# text = She had no pecuniary interest in the shop.
1	She	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	had	have	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	no	no	DET	DT	PronType=Neg	5	det	_	_
4	pecuniary	pecuniary	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	compound	_	_
5	interest	interest	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
6	in	in	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	shop	shop	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **have** | past | She | no pecuniary interest |  | the shop |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent interest=Patient |

## Example 4 {#x4}

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Volunteers work for no pecuniary reward.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:pecuniary:x4:1
# text = Volunteers work for no pecuniary reward.
1	Volunteers	volunteer	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	nsubj	_	_
2	work	work	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	for	for	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
4	no	no	DET	DT	PronType=Neg	6	det	_	_
5	pecuniary	pecuniary	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	reward	reward	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 | Volunteers |  |  |  |  | for no pecuniary reward | vn employment-95.3 «NP V PP.beneficiary»: agent=Agent for reward=Beneficiary |

## Example 5 {#x5}

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The trouble was pecuniary: they had no money.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:pecuniary:x5:1
# text = The trouble was pecuniary: they had no money.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	trouble	trouble	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
3	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
4	pecuniary	pecuniary	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	7	punct	_	_
6	they	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	7	nsubj	_	_
7	had	have	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	parataxis	_	_
8	no	no	DET	DT	PronType=Neg	9	det	_	_
9	money	money	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | past | the trouble |  |  |  |  | pecuniary *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **have** | past | they | no money |  |  |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent money=Patient |

## Example 6 {#x6}

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Pecuniary matters were handled by the treasurer.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:pecuniary:x6:1
# text = Pecuniary matters were handled by the treasurer.
1	Pecuniary	Pecuniary	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	compound	_	_
2	matters	matter	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nsubj:pass	_	_
3	were	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	aux:pass	_	_
4	handled	handle	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
5	by	by	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	treasurer	treasurer	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **handle** | past · passive | the treasurer | Pecuniary matters |  |  |  |  | vn hold-15.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent subject=Theme |

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