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title: transactions — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «transactions» in the school dictionary: Transactions are acts of buying, selling, paying or moving money, like paying at a till or moving money between bank accounts. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# transactions

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**Who acts:** Transactions, acts, society, scientific journal, shop, Mum · **What happens:** be, sell, pay, move, write, do · **To what, where:** acts, money, till, dealings, written record, 300 transactions

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«transactions» in the school dictionary: its 3 meanings for a pupil and its 7 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: [transactions in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/transactions.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Transactions are acts of buying, selling, paying or moving money, like paying at a till or moving money between bank accounts.

<!-- fold The tree, 21 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:transactions:m1:1
# text = Transactions are acts of buying, selling, paying or moving money, like paying at a till or moving money between bank accounts.
1	Transactions	transaction	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj	_	_
2	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	cop	_	_
3	acts	act	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	0	root	_	_
4	of	of	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
5	buying	buying	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	7	punct	_	_
7	selling	sell	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	3	acl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	9	punct	_	_
9	paying	pay	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	7	conj	_	_
10	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	11	cc	_	_
11	moving	move	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	7	conj	_	_
12	money	money	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	15	punct	_	_
14	like	like	SCONJ	IN	_	15	mark	_	_
15	paying	pay	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	11	conj	_	_
16	at	at	ADP	IN	_	18	case	_	_
17	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	18	det	_	_
18	till	till	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	15	obl	_	_
19	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	20	cc	_	_
20	moving	move	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	15	conj	_	_
21	money	money	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	20	obj	_	_
22	between	between	ADP	IN	_	24	case	_	_
23	bank	bank	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	24	compound	_	_
24	accounts	account	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	20	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
25	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | Transactions | acts |  |  |  | of buying | tree rules |
| 2 | **sell** | gerund | acts *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn give-13.1-1 «NP V PP.recipient»: agent=Agent |
| 3 | **pay** | gerund | acts *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn pay-68-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |
| 4 | **move** | gerund | acts *not said here* | money |  |  |  |  | vn roll-51.3.1 «NP V NP.theme»: agent=Agent money=Theme |
| 5 | **pay** | gerund | acts *not said here* |  |  | a till |  |  | vn pay-68-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |
| 6 | **move** | gerund | acts *not said here* | money |  |  |  | between bank accounts | vn roll-51.3.1 «NP V NP.theme»: agent=Agent money=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.

## Meaning 2 {#m2}

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Usage: formal — kept apart, not parsed.

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Transactions are dealings or exchanges between people or groups.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:transactions:m2:1
# text = Transactions are dealings or exchanges between people or groups.
1	Transactions	transaction	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj	_	_
2	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	cop	_	_
3	dealings	dealing	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	0	root	_	_
4	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	5	cc	_	_
5	exchanges	exchange	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	conj	_	_
6	between	between	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	people	people	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nmod	_	_
8	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	9	cc	_	_
9	groups	group	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | Transactions | dealings or exchanges |  |  |  | between people or groups | tree rules |

## Meaning 3 {#m3}

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Usage: formal — kept apart, not parsed.

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Transactions can also be the written record of what a society or meeting did, as in a scientific journal's title.

<!-- fold The tree, 21 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:transactions:m3:1
# text = Transactions can also be the written record of what a society or meeting did, as in a scientific journal's title.
1	Transactions	transaction	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	nsubj	_	_
2	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	7	aux	_	_
3	also	also	ADV	RB	_	7	advmod	_	_
4	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	7	cop	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
6	written	write	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	7	amod	_	_
7	record	record	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
8	of	of	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
9	what	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Rel	7	nmod	_	_
10	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	society	society	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	nsubj	_	_
12	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	13	cc	_	_
13	meeting	meeting	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	conj	_	_
14	did	do	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	9	acl:relcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	22	punct	_	_
16	as	as	ADP	IN	_	22	case	_	_
17	in	in	ADP	IN	_	22	case	_	_
18	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	20	det	_	_
19	scientific	scientific	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	20	amod	_	_
20	journal	journal	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	22	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
21	's	's	PART	POS	_	20	case	_	_
22	title	title	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	parataxis	_	SpaceAfter=No
23	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **write** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn scribble-25.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **is a** | can | Transactions | the written record |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 3 | **do** | past | a society or meeting |  |  |  |  |  | vn act-114-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 4 | **title** |  | a scientific journal |  |  |  |  |  | nom title «communication transitive»: poss=agent |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The shop made 300 transactions on Saturday.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:transactions:x1:1
# text = The shop made 300 transactions on Saturday.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	shop	shop	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	made	make	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	300	300	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	5	nummod	_	_
5	transactions	transaction	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obj	_	_
6	on	on	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	Saturday	Saturday	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **make** | past | the shop | 300 transactions |  |  | saturday |  | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset transaction=Product |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Mum checked the transactions on her bank statement.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:transactions:x2:1
# text = Mum checked the transactions on her bank statement.
1	Mum	mum	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
2	checked	check	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	transactions	transaction	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obj	_	_
5	on	on	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
6	her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	8	nmod:poss	_	_
7	bank	bank	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	compound	_	_
8	statement	statement	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 | **check** | past | Mum | the transactions |  | Mum's bank statement |  |  | vn assessment-34.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent transaction=Theme |
| 2 | **state** |  | Mum |  |  |  |  |  | nom statement «communication transitive»: poss=agent |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Every transaction at the till prints a receipt.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:transactions:x3:1
# text = Every transaction at the till prints a receipt.
1	Every	every	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	2	det	_	_
2	transaction	transaction	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
3	at	at	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	till	till	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nmod	_	_
6	prints	print	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
7	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	receipt	receipt	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **print** | present | every transaction at the till | a receipt |  |  |  |  | vn scribble-25.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent receipt=Theme |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Some online transactions need a code sent to a phone.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:transactions:x4:1
# text = Some online transactions need a code sent to a phone.
1	Some	some	DET	DT	PronType=Ind	3	det	_	_
2	online	online	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	transactions	transaction	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nsubj	_	_
4	need	need	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	code	code	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	_
7	sent	send	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	6	acl	_	_
8	to	to	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	phone	phone	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **need** | present | some online transactions | a code |  |  |  |  | vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP ADV»: agent=Pivot code=Theme |
| 2 | **send** | participle |  | a code *not said here* |  | a phone |  |  | vn confine-92-1 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent to phone=Destination |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
In this game, record each transaction in your money table.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:transactions:x5:1
# text = In this game, record each transaction in your money table.
1	In	in	ADP	IN	_	3	case	_	_
2	this	this	DET	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	3	det	_	_
3	game	game	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	3	punct	_	_
5	record	record	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
6	each	each	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	7	det	_	_
7	transaction	transaction	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obj	_	_
8	in	in	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
9	your	your	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Person=2|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	11	nmod:poss	_	_
10	money	money	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	compound	_	_
11	table	table	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **record** | imperative | you *not said here* | each transaction |  | this game |  | in your money table | vn scribble-25.2-1 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent transaction=Theme in game=Destination |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The bank charges a fee for some transactions.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:transactions:x6:1
# text = The bank charges a fee for some transactions.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	bank	bank	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	charges	charge	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	fee	fee	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
6	for	for	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	some	some	DET	DT	PronType=Ind	8	det	_	_
8	transactions	transaction	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **charge** | present | the bank | a fee |  |  |  | for some transactions | vn prosecute-33.2-1 «NP V NP PP.theme»: agent=Agent fee=Patient for transaction=Theme |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Kim had £20, then made two transactions of £5 each, so £10 was left.

<!-- fold The tree, 17 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:transactions:x7:1
# text = Kim had £20, then made two transactions of £5 each, so £10 was left.
1	Kim	Kim	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
2	had	have	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	£	£	SYM	$	_	2	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	20	20	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	3	nummod	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	7	punct	_	_
6	then	then	ADV	RB	PronType=Dem	7	advmod	_	_
7	made	make	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	2	parataxis	_	_
8	two	two	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	9	nummod	_	_
9	transactions	transaction	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	obj	_	_
10	of	of	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
11	£	£	SYM	$	_	9	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	5	5	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	11	nummod	_	_
13	each	each	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	11	nmod:unmarked	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	19	punct	_	_
15	so	so	ADV	RB	_	19	advmod	_	_
16	£	£	SYM	$	_	19	nsubj:pass	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	10	10	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	16	nummod	_	_
18	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	19	aux:pass	_	_
19	left	leave	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	7	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
20	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **have** | past | Kim |  |  |  |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent £=Patient |
| 2 | **make** | past |  | two transactions |  |  | then |  | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset transaction=Product |
| 3 | **leave** | past · passive |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: subject=Theme |

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