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title: remunerate — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «remunerate» in the school dictionary: To pay someone for work or a service. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# remunerate

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**Who acts:** Volunteers, company · **What happens:** pay, remunerate, not remunerate, help · **To what, where:** someone, workers, Volunteers, you, Helpers, babysitter

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«remunerate» in the school dictionary: its meaning for a pupil and its 5 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: [remunerate in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/remunerate.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

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Usage: formal — kept apart, not parsed.

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To pay someone for work or a service.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:remunerate:m1:1
# text = To pay someone for work or a service.
1	To	to	PART	TO	_	2	mark	_	_
2	pay	pay	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	someone	someone	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	2	obj	_	_
4	for	for	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
5	work	work	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nmod	_	_
6	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	8	cc	_	_
7	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	service	service	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	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 | **pay** | to-infinitive |  | someone |  |  |  | for work | vn pay-68-1 «NP V NP PP.theme»: agent=Agent someone=Asset for work=Theme |

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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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The workers were well remunerated for their extra hours.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:remunerate:x1:1
# text = The workers were well remunerated for their extra hours.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	workers	worker	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	nsubj:pass	_	_
3	were	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	5	aux:pass	_	_
4	well	well	ADV	RB	Degree=Pos	5	advmod	_	_
5	remunerated	remunerate	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
6	for	for	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
7	their	their	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	9	nmod:poss	_	_
8	extra	extra	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	_
9	hours	hour	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **remunerate** | past · passive |  | the workers |  |  | hour | well *property* | vn equip-13.4.2-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: subject=Recipient |

## Example 2 {#x2}

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Volunteers are not remunerated; they help for free.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:remunerate:x2:1
# text = Volunteers are not remunerated; they help for free.
1	Volunteers	volunteer	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nsubj:pass	_	_
2	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	aux:pass	_	_
3	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	4	advmod	_	_
4	remunerated	remunerate	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	;	;	PUNCT	,	_	7	punct	_	_
6	they	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	7	nsubj	_	_
7	help	help	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	conj	_	_
8	for	for	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
9	free	free	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **not** **remunerate** | present · passive |  | Volunteers |  |  |  |  | vn equip-13.4.2-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: subject=Recipient |
| 2 | **help** | present | Volunteers *= volunteer* |  |  |  |  | for free | vn help-72.1-1-1 «NP V PP.theme»: agent=Agent |

## Example 3 {#x3}

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The company will remunerate you for travel costs.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:remunerate:x3:1
# text = The company will remunerate you for travel costs.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	company	company	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
3	will	will	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	4	aux	_	_
4	remunerate	remunerate	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
5	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Person=2|PronType=Prs	4	obj	_	_
6	for	for	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	travel	travel	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	compound	_	_
8	costs	cost	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **remunerate** | future | the company |  | you |  |  | for travel costs | vn equip-13.4.2-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent you=Recipient |

## Example 4 {#x4}

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Helpers at the fair were remunerated with free ice cream.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:remunerate:x4:1
# text = Helpers at the fair were remunerated with free ice cream.
1	Helpers	helper	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	nsubj:pass	_	_
2	at	at	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	fair	fair	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	nmod	_	_
5	were	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	6	aux:pass	_	_
6	remunerated	remunerate	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
7	with	with	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
8	free	free	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	amod	_	_
9	ice	ice	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	compound	_	_
10	cream	cream	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **remunerate** | past · passive |  | Helpers at the fair |  |  |  | with free ice cream | vn equip-13.4.2-1 «NP V NP-Fulfilling PP»: subject=Recipient with cream=Theme |

## Example 5 {#x5}

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How will the babysitter be remunerated?

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:remunerate:x5:1
# text = How will the babysitter be remunerated?
1	How	how	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	6	advmod	_	_
2	will	will	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	6	aux	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	babysitter	babysitter	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj:pass	_	_
5	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	6	aux:pass	_	_
6	remunerated	remunerate	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **remunerate** | future · passive |  | the babysitter |  |  |  |  | vn equip-13.4.2-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: subject=Recipient |

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