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title: savings — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «savings» in the school dictionary: Money that you keep and do not spend, often in a bank or money box. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# savings

<!-- .vintro -->
**Who acts:** you, time, something, I, my, Ava · **What happens:** keep, not spend, not have, spend, be, amount · **To what, where:** Money, bank, time, savings, jar, new bike

<!-- .vabout -->
«savings» 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: [savings in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/savings.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Money that you keep and do not spend, often in a bank or money box.

<!-- fold The tree, 15 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:savings:m1:1
# text = Money that you keep and do not spend, often in a bank or money box.
1	Money	money	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
2	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	4	obj	_	_
3	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	4	nsubj	_	_
4	keep	keep	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=2|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	1	acl:relcl	_	_
5	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	8	cc	_	_
6	do	do	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=2|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	8	aux	_	_
7	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	8	advmod	_	_
8	spend	spend	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	4	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	13	punct	_	_
10	often	often	ADV	RB	_	13	advmod	_	_
11	in	in	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
12	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
13	bank	bank	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obl	_	_
14	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	16	cc	_	_
15	money	money	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	16	compound	_	_
16	box	box	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **keep** | present | you | Money |  |  |  |  | vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent that=Theme |
| 2 | **not** **spend** | present · do-support | you *not said here* |  |  | a bank or money box |  |  | vn consume-66-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |

<!-- .note -->
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}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
An amount of money or time that you do not have to spend because something is cheaper or quicker.

<!-- fold The tree, 19 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:savings:m2:1
# text = An amount of money or time that you do not have to spend because something is cheaper or quicker.
1	An	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	amount	amount	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
3	of	of	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
4	money	money	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nmod	_	_
5	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	6	cc	_	_
6	time	time	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	conj	_	_
7	that	that	SCONJ	IN	_	11	mark	_	_
8	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	11	nsubj	_	_
9	do	do	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=2|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	11	aux	_	_
10	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	11	advmod	_	_
11	have	have	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	6	acl	_	_
12	to	to	PART	TO	_	13	mark	_	_
13	spend	spend	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	11	xcomp	_	_
14	because	because	SCONJ	IN	_	17	mark	_	_
15	something	something	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	17	nsubj	_	_
16	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	17	cop	_	_
17	cheaper	cheap	ADJ	JJR	Degree=Cmp	13	advcl	_	_
18	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	19	cc	_	_
19	quicker	quick	ADJ	JJR	Degree=Cmp	17	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
20	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **not** **have** | present · do-support | you | time *not said here* |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **spend** | to-infinitive | time *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn consume-66-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |
| 3 | **is** | present | something |  |  |  |  | cheap *property* | tree rules |
| 4 | **be** |  | something *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 5 | **amount** |  |  | money or time |  |  |  |  | nom amount «possession transitive»: of=patient |

<!-- .note -->
The example in this meaning, parsed on its own:

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
"a saving of 5 dollars".

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:savings:m2e:1
# text = "a saving of 5 dollars".
1	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	3	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	saving	saving	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
4	of	of	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	5	5	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	6	nummod	_	_
6	dollars	dollar	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	3	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .note -->
The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
I keep my savings in a jar.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:savings:x1:1
# text = I keep my savings in a jar.
1	I	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	keep	keep	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	my	my	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	4	nmod:poss	_	_
4	savings	savings	NOUN	NNS	Number=Ptan	2	obj	_	_
5	in	in	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	jar	jar	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **keep** | present | I | my savings |  | a jar |  |  | vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP PP.location»: agent=Agent savings=Theme in jar=Location |
| 2 | **save** |  | my |  |  |  |  |  | nom savings «possession transitive»: poss=agent |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Ava used her savings to buy a new bike.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:savings:x2:1
# text = Ava used her savings to buy a new bike.
1	Ava	Ava	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
2	used	use	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	savings	savings	NOUN	NNS	Number=Ptan	2	obj	_	_
5	to	to	PART	TO	_	6	mark	_	_
6	buy	buy	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	2	advcl	_	_
7	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
8	new	new	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	_
9	bike	bike	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **use** | past | Ava | Ava's savings |  |  |  |  | vn eat-39.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent savings=Patient |
| 2 | **buy** | to-infinitive | Ava *not said here* | a new bike |  |  |  |  | vn accept-77.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent bike=Theme |
| 3 | **save** |  | Ava |  |  |  |  |  | nom savings «possession transitive»: poss=agent |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
If I add 3 dollars a week to my savings, I will have 30 dollars in 10 weeks.

<!-- fold The tree, 18 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:savings:x3:1
# text = If I add 3 dollars a week to my savings, I will have 30 dollars in 10 weeks.
1	If	if	SCONJ	IN	_	3	mark	_	_
2	I	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	_
3	add	add	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	14	advcl	_	_
4	3	3	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	5	nummod	_	_
5	dollars	dollar	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obj	_	_
6	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	week	week	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nmod:unmarked	_	_
8	to	to	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	my	my	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	10	nmod:poss	_	_
10	savings	savings	NOUN	NNS	Number=Ptan	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	3	punct	_	_
12	I	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	14	nsubj	_	_
13	will	will	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	14	aux	_	_
14	have	have	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
15	30	30	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	16	nummod	_	_
16	dollars	dollar	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	14	obj	_	_
17	in	in	ADP	IN	_	19	case	_	_
18	10	10	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	19	nummod	_	_
19	weeks	week	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	16	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
20	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	14	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **add** *speech: assert* *a condition, not said to happen* | present | I | 3 dollars  a week |  |  |  | to my savings | vn mix-22.1-2 «NP V NP PP.co-patient»: agent=Agent dollar=Patient to savings=Co-Patient |
| 2 | **have** | future | I | 30 dollars |  |  | in 10 weeks |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent dollar=Patient |
| 3 | **save** |  | my |  |  |  |  |  | nom savings «possession transitive»: poss=agent |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Mum opened a savings account for me at the bank.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:savings:x4:1
# text = Mum opened a savings account for me at the bank.
1	Mum	mum	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
2	opened	open	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	savings	savings	NOUN	NNS	Number=Ptan	5	compound	_	_
5	account	account	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
6	for	for	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	me	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	2	obl	_	_
8	at	at	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	bank	bank	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **open** | past | Mum | a savings account |  | the bank |  | for me | vn spatial\_configuration-47.6-1 «NP V NP.theme PP»: agent=Agent account=Theme at bank=Location |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The sale gave us a saving of 10 pounds.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:savings:x5:1
# text = The sale gave us a saving of 10 pounds.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	sale	sale	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	gave	give	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	us	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	3	iobj	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	saving	saving	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
7	of	of	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	10	10	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	9	nummod	_	_
9	pounds	pound	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **give** | past | the sale | a saving of 10 pounds | us |  |  |  | vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP-Dative NP»: agent=Agent we=Recipient saving=Theme |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Walking instead of driving is a saving of money and fuel.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:savings:x6:1
# text = Walking instead of driving is a saving of money and fuel.
1	Walking	walk	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	7	csubj	_	_
2	instead	instead	ADV	RB	ExtPos=ADP	4	case	_	_
3	of	of	ADP	IN	_	2	fixed	_	_
4	driving	driving	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obl	_	_
5	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	cop	_	_
6	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	saving	saving	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
8	of	of	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
9	money	money	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nmod	_	_
10	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	11	cc	_	_
11	fuel	fuel	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **walk** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  | instead driving | vn run-51.3.2-2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 2 | **is a** | present | Walking | a saving and fuel |  |  |  | of money | tree rules |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
He lost his life savings in a scam.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:savings:x7:1
# text = He lost his life savings in a scam.
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	lost	lose	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	5	nmod:poss	_	_
4	life	life	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	compound	_	_
5	savings	savings	NOUN	NNS	Number=Ptan	2	obj	_	_
6	in	in	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	scam	scam	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **lose** | past | He | his life savings |  | a scam |  |  | vn succeed-74-3-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent savings=Eventuality |
| 2 | **save** |  | his *= he* |  |  |  |  |  | nom savings «possession transitive»: poss=agent |

## Example 8 {#x8}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
And then he bade her give the men back their savings.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:savings:x8:1
# text = And then he bade her give the men back their savings.
1	And	and	CCONJ	CC	_	6	cc	_	_
2	then	then	ADV	RB	PronType=Dem	4	advmod	_	_
3	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	4	nsubj	_	_
4	bade	bade	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	6	aux	_	_
5	her	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	4	obj	_	_
6	give	give	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	men	man	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	obj	_	_
9	back	back	ADV	RB	_	6	advmod	_	_
10	their	their	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	11	nmod:poss	_	_
11	savings	savings	NOUN	NNS	Number=Ptan	6	iobj	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **give back** | past |  | the men | men's savings |  |  |  | vn give-13.1 «NP V NP-Dative NP»: agent=Agent savings=Recipient man=Theme |
| 2 | **save** |  | men *= man* |  |  |  |  |  | nom savings «possession transitive»: poss=agent |

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