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title: retailer — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «retailer» in the school dictionary: A person or business that sells goods to the public, such as a shop, supermarket or online store. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# retailer

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**Who acts:** person, retailer, Supermarkets, toy, online retailer, Small retailers · **What happens:** sell, buy, be, send, have · **To what, where:** goods, public, book, big food retailers, good retailers, parcel

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

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

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A person or business that sells goods to the public, such as a shop, supermarket or online store.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:retailer:m1:1
# text = A person or business that sells goods to the public, such as a shop, supermarket or online store.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	person	person	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
3	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	4	cc	_	_
4	business	business	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	conj	_	_
5	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	6	nsubj	_	_
6	sells	sell	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	2	acl:relcl	_	_
7	goods	goods	NOUN	NNS	Number=Ptan	6	obj	_	_
8	to	to	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	public	public	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	15	punct	_	_
12	such	such	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos|ExtPos=ADP	15	case	_	_
13	as	as	ADP	IN	_	12	fixed	_	_
14	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	15	det	_	_
15	shop	shop	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	17	punct	_	_
17	supermarket	supermarket	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	conj	_	_
18	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	20	cc	_	_
19	online	online	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	20	amod	_	_
20	store	store	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
21	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **sell** | present | a person or business and a shop and supermarket or online store | goods | the public |  |  |  | vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP PP.recipient»: agent=Agent goods=Theme to public=Recipient |

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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 retailer buys a book for $6 and sells it for $10.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:retailer:x1:1
# text = The retailer buys a book for $6 and sells it for $10.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	retailer	retailer	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	buys	buy	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	book	book	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
6	for	for	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	$	$	SYM	$	_	5	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	6	6	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	7	nummod	_	_
9	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	10	cc	_	_
10	sells	sell	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	conj	_	_
11	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	10	obj	_	_
12	for	for	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
13	$	$	SYM	$	_	10	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	10	10	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	13	nummod	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **buy** | present | the retailer | a book |  |  |  |  | vn get-13.5.1 «NP V NP PP.beneficiary»: agent=Agent book=Theme for $=Beneficiary |
| 2 | **sell** | present | the retailer *not said here* | book |  |  |  |  | vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP PP.asset»: agent=Agent it=Theme for $=Asset |

## Example 2 {#x2}

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Supermarkets are big food retailers.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:retailer:x2:1
# text = Supermarkets are big food retailers.
1	Supermarkets	supermarket	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	nsubj	_	_
2	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
3	big	big	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
4	food	food	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	compound	_	_
5	retailers	retailer	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | Supermarkets | big food retailers |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
This toy is available from all good retailers.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:retailer:x3:1
# text = This toy is available from all good retailers.
1	This	this	DET	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	2	det	_	_
2	toy	toy	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
4	available	available	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
5	from	from	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
6	all	all	ADV	RB	_	7	advmod	_	_
7	good	good	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	retailers	retailer	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 | **is** | present | this toy |  |  | good retailers |  | available *property* | tree rules |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The online retailer sent my parcel quickly.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:retailer:x4:1
# text = The online retailer sent my parcel quickly.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	online	online	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	retailer	retailer	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
4	sent	send	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	my	my	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	6	nmod:poss	_	_
6	parcel	parcel	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	_
7	quickly	quickly	ADV	RB	_	4	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **send** | past | the online retailer | my parcel |  |  |  | quickly *property* | vn confine-92-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent parcel=Theme |

## Example 5 {#x5}

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Small retailers sell fewer things than big chains.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:retailer:x5:1
# text = Small retailers sell fewer things than big chains.
1	Small	small	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	amod	_	_
2	retailers	retailer	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj	_	_
3	sell	sell	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	fewer	few	ADJ	JJR	Degree=Cmp	5	amod	_	_
5	things	thing	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obj	_	_
6	than	than	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	big	big	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	chains	chain	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	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 | **sell** | present | Small retailers | fewer things |  |  |  | than big chains | vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent thing=Theme |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The retailer had a sale with 25% off.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:retailer:x6:1
# text = The retailer had a sale with 25% off.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	retailer	retailer	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	5	det	_	_
5	sale	sale	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
6	with	with	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	25	25	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	8	nummod	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	%	%	SYM	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
9	off	off	ADV	RB	_	3	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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

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