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title: takings — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «takings» in the school dictionary: Takings are the money a shop, cafe, fair or business gets from selling things in a certain time: the day's takings. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# takings

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**Who acts:** Takings, cafe, day, cake stall, shopkeeper, fair · **What happens:** be, get, sell, take, count, go · **To what, where:** money, things, 85 pounds, takings, end, school library

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

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

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Usage: UK, Australia — kept apart, not parsed.

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Takings are the money a shop, cafe, fair or business gets from selling things in a certain time: the day's takings.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:takings:m1:1
# text = Takings are the money a shop, cafe, fair or business gets from selling things in a certain time: the day's takings.
1	Takings	taking	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nsubj	_	_
2	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	money	money	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	shop	shop	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	8	punct	_	_
8	cafe	cafe	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	10	punct	_	_
10	fair	fair	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	conj	_	_
11	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	12	cc	_	_
12	business	business	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	conj	_	_
13	gets	get	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	parataxis	_	_
14	from	from	SCONJ	IN	_	15	mark	_	_
15	selling	sell	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	13	advcl	_	_
16	things	thing	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	15	obj	_	_
17	in	in	ADP	IN	_	20	case	_	_
18	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	20	det	_	_
19	certain	certain	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	20	amod	_	_
20	time	time	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	15	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
21	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	25	punct	_	_
22	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	23	det	_	_
23	day	day	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	25	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
24	's	's	PART	POS	_	23	case	_	_
25	takings	taking	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
26	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | Takings | the money and the day's takings |  |  |  | a shop *nmod* | tree rules |
| 2 | **get** | present | cafe |  |  |  |  |  | vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V S\_ING»: agent=Experiencer |
| 3 | **sell** | gerund | cafe *not said here* | things |  |  | time |  | vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent thing=Theme |
| 4 | **take** |  | the day |  |  |  |  |  | nom taking «act 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 -->
The cake stall's takings were 85 pounds.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:takings:x1:1
# text = The cake stall's takings were 85 pounds.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	cake	cake	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	compound	_	_
3	stall	stall	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	's	's	PART	POS	_	3	case	_	_
5	takings	taking	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	8	nsubj	_	_
6	were	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	8	cop	_	_
7	85	85	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	8	nummod	_	_
8	pounds	pound	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	8	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | past | the cake stall's takings | 85 pounds |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **take** |  | the cake stall |  |  |  |  |  | nom taking «act transitive»: poss=agent |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
At the end of the day, the shopkeeper counted the takings.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:takings:x2:1
# text = At the end of the day, the shopkeeper counted the takings.
1	At	at	ADP	IN	_	3	case	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	end	end	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	obl	_	_
4	of	of	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	day	day	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	3	punct	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	shopkeeper	shopkeeper	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	nsubj	_	_
10	counted	count	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
11	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
12	takings	taking	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	10	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	10	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **count** | past | the shopkeeper | the takings |  |  | at the end of the day |  | vn multiply-108 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent taking=Theme |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The fair's takings will go to the school library.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:takings:x3:1
# text = The fair's takings will go to the school library.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	fair	fair	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	's	's	PART	POS	_	2	case	_	_
4	takings	taking	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	nsubj	_	_
5	will	will	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	6	aux	_	_
6	go	go	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
7	to	to	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
9	school	school	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	compound	_	_
10	library	library	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 | **go** | future | the fair's takings |  |  | the school library |  |  | vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V PP.initial\_location»: agent=Theme to library=Initial\_Location |
| 2 | **take** |  | the fair |  |  |  |  |  | nom taking «act transitive»: poss=agent |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
If we sell 40 cookies at 50p each, our takings will be 20 pounds.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:takings:x4:1
# text = If we sell 40 cookies at 50p each, our takings will be 20 pounds.
1	If	if	SCONJ	IN	_	3	mark	_	_
2	we	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	_
3	sell	sell	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=1|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	16	advcl	_	_
4	40	40	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	5	nummod	_	_
5	cookies	cookie	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obj	_	_
6	at	at	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	50	50	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	8	nummod	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	p	p	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
9	each	each	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	8	nmod:unmarked	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	3	punct	_	_
11	our	our	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	12	nmod:poss	_	_
12	takings	taking	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	16	nsubj	_	_
13	will	will	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	16	aux	_	_
14	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	16	cop	_	_
15	20	20	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	16	nummod	_	_
16	pounds	pound	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	16	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **sell** *a condition, not said to happen* | present | we | 40 cookies |  | 50 p  each |  |  | vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP PP.asset»: agent=Agent cookie=Theme at p=Asset |
| 2 | **is a** | future | our takings | 20 pounds |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 3 | **take** |  | our |  |  |  |  |  | nom taking «act transitive»: poss=agent |

## Example 5 {#x5}

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The cafe's takings were higher on Saturday.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:takings:x5:1
# text = The cafe's takings were higher on Saturday.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	cafe	cafe	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	's	's	PART	POS	_	2	case	_	_
4	takings	taking	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	nsubj	_	_
5	were	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
6	higher	high	ADJ	JJR	Degree=Cmp	0	root	_	_
7	on	on	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	Saturday	Saturday	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | past | the cafe's takings |  |  |  | saturday | high *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **take** |  | the cafe |  |  |  |  |  | nom taking «act transitive»: poss=agent |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Someone stole the takings from the till.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:takings:x6:1
# text = Someone stole the takings from the till.
1	Someone	someone	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	2	nsubj	_	_
2	stole	steal	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	takings	taking	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obj	_	_
5	from	from	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	till	till	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **steal** | past | Someone | the takings |  | the till |  |  | vn steal-10.5-1 «NP V NP PP.source»: agent=Agent taking=Theme from till=Source |

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