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title: treasurer — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «treasurer» in the school dictionary: The person in a club, school council, charity or organisation who looks after the money, keeps records of what comes in and goes out, and reports on it. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# treasurer

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**Who acts:** organisation, person, treasurer, we, club treasurer, he · **What happens:** look, keep, come in, go out, elect, count · **To what, where:** records, Maya, money, cake sale, record, payment · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The person in a club, school council, charity or organisation who looks after the money, keeps records of what comes in and goes out, and reports on it.

<!-- fold The tree, 28 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:treasurer:m1:1
# text = The person in a club, school council, charity or organisation who looks after the money, keeps records of what comes in and goes out, and reports on it.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	person	person	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	19	nsubj	_	_
3	in	in	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	club	club	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	8	punct	_	_
7	school	school	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	compound	_	_
8	council	council	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	10	punct	_	_
10	charity	charity	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	conj	_	_
11	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	12	cc	_	_
12	organisation	organisation	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	conj	_	_
13	who	who	PRON	WP	PronType=Rel	14	nsubj	_	_
14	looks	look	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	12	acl:relcl	_	_
15	after	after	ADP	IN	_	17	case	_	_
16	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	17	det	_	_
17	money	money	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	2	punct	_	_
19	keeps	keep	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
20	records	record	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	19	obj	_	_
21	of	of	ADP	IN	_	22	case	_	_
22	what	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Rel	20	nmod	_	_
23	comes	come	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	22	acl:relcl	_	_
24	in	in	ADV	RB	_	23	advmod	_	_
25	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	26	cc	_	_
26	goes	go	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	23	conj	_	_
27	out	out	ADP	RP	_	26	compound:prt	_	SpaceAfter=No
28	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	30	punct	_	_
29	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	30	cc	_	_
30	reports	report	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	19	obl	_	_
31	on	on	ADP	IN	_	32	case	_	_
32	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	30	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
33	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	19	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **look** | present | organisation |  |  |  | after the money |  | vn stimulus\_subject-30.4 «NP V PP.attribute»: agent=Stimulus |
| 2 | **keep** | present | the person in a club and school council and charity or organisation | records |  |  |  | reports on money *obl* | vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent record=Theme |
| 3 | **come in** | present |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 4 | **go out** | present |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn interact-36.6 «NP V»: agent=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 -->
Maya was elected treasurer of the school council.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:treasurer:x1:1
# text = Maya was elected treasurer of the school council.
1	Maya	Maya	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	nsubj:pass	_	_
2	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	aux:pass	_	_
3	elected	elect	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
4	treasurer	treasurer	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	xcomp	_	_
5	of	of	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
7	school	school	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	compound	_	_
8	council	council	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **elect** | past · passive |  | Maya |  |  |  |  | vn appoint-29.1 «NP V NP»: subject=Theme |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The treasurer counted the money from the cake sale.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:treasurer:x2:1
# text = The treasurer counted the money from the cake sale.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	treasurer	treasurer	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	counted	count	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	money	money	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
6	from	from	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
8	cake	cake	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	compound	_	_
9	sale	sale	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **count** | past | the treasurer | the money |  | the cake sale |  |  | vn multiply-108 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent money=Theme |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The treasurer said we had £85 left.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:treasurer:x3:1
# text = The treasurer said we had £85 left.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	treasurer	treasurer	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	said	say	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	we	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	5	nsubj	_	_
5	had	have	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	ccomp	_	_
6	£	£	SYM	$	_	8	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	85	85	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	6	nummod	_	_
8	left	leave	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	5	ccomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **say** *speech: assert* | past | the treasurer |  |  |  |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 2 | **have** | past | we |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 3 | **leave** | past |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn escape-51.1-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Our club treasurer keeps a record of every payment.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:treasurer:x4:1
# text = Our club treasurer keeps a record of every payment.
1	Our	our	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	3	nmod:poss	_	_
2	club	club	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	compound	_	_
3	treasurer	treasurer	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
4	keeps	keep	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	record	record	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	_
7	of	of	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	every	every	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	9	det	_	_
9	payment	payment	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **keep** | present | Our club treasurer | a record of every payment |  |  |  |  | vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent record=Theme |
| 2 | **record** |  |  | every payment |  |  |  |  | nom record «communication transitive»: of=patient |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
In Australia the Treasurer presents the national budget.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:treasurer:x5:1
# text = In Australia the Treasurer presents the national budget.
1	In	in	ADP	IN	_	2	case	_	_
2	Australia	Australia	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	Treasurer	Treasurer	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
5	presents	present	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
7	national	national	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	budget	budget	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **present** | present | the Treasurer | the national budget |  | Australia |  |  | vn fulfilling-13.4.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent budget=Theme |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The treasurer showed that we earned £120 and spent £75, leaving £45.

<!-- fold The tree, 15 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:treasurer:x6:1
# text = The treasurer showed that we earned £120 and spent £75, leaving £45.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	treasurer	treasurer	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	showed	show	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	that	that	SCONJ	IN	_	6	mark	_	_
5	we	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	6	nsubj	_	_
6	earned	earn	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	ccomp	_	_
7	£	£	SYM	$	_	6	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	120	120	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	7	nummod	_	_
9	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	10	cc	_	_
10	spent	spend	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	conj	_	_
11	£	£	SYM	$	_	10	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	75	75	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	11	nummod	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	14	punct	_	_
14	leaving	leave	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	10	advcl	_	_
15	£	£	SYM	$	_	14	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	45	45	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	15	nummod	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **show** | past | the treasurer |  |  |  |  |  | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V how S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 2 | **earn** | past | we |  |  |  |  |  | vn get-13.5.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent £=Theme |
| 3 | **spend** | past | the treasurer *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn consume-66-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent £=Asset |
| 4 | **leave** | gerund | the treasurer *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent £=Theme |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
And forthwith he ordered his grand treasurer, who was present, to send 10,000 gold pieces to Khacan for the purchase of the slave.

<!-- fold The tree, 23 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:treasurer:x7:1
# text = And forthwith he ordered his grand treasurer, who was present, to send 10,000 gold pieces to Khacan for the purchase of the slave.
1	And	and	CCONJ	CC	_	4	cc	_	_
2	forthwith	forthwith	ADV	RB	_	4	advmod	_	_
3	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	4	nsubj	_	_
4	ordered	order	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	7	nmod:poss	_	_
6	grand	grand	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	treasurer	treasurer	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	11	punct	_	_
9	who	who	PRON	WP	PronType=Rel	11	nsubj	_	_
10	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	11	cop	_	_
11	present	present	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	acl:relcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	14	punct	_	_
13	to	to	PART	TO	_	14	mark	_	_
14	send	send	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	4	conj	_	_
15	10,000	10000	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	17	nummod	_	_
16	gold	gold	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	17	compound	_	_
17	pieces	piece	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	14	obj	_	_
18	to	to	ADP	IN	_	19	case	_	_
19	Khacan	Khacan	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	14	obl	_	_
20	for	for	ADP	IN	_	22	case	_	_
21	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	22	det	_	_
22	purchase	purchase	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	obl	_	_
23	of	of	ADP	IN	_	25	case	_	_
24	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	25	det	_	_
25	slave	slave	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	22	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
26	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **order** | past | he | his grand treasurer |  |  |  | forthwith *property* | vn get-13.5.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent treasurer=Theme |
| 2 | **is** | past | his grand treasurer |  |  |  |  | present *property* | tree rules |
| 3 | **send** | to-infinitive | he *not said here* | 10,000 gold pieces | Khacan |  |  | for the purchase of the slave | vn confine-92-1 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent piece=Theme to khacan=Destination |
| 4 | **purchase** |  |  | the slave |  |  |  |  | nom purchase «act transitive»: of=patient |

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