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title: voucher — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «voucher» in the school dictionary: A voucher is a piece of paper or code you can exchange for goods or services, or that gives a discount. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# voucher

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**Who acts:** voucher, you, that, I, Mum, Vouchers · **What happens:** be, exchange, give, get, use, get off · **To what, where:** piece, discount, gift voucher, voucher, vouchers, shop

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

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

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A voucher is a piece of paper or code you can exchange for goods or services, or that gives a discount.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:voucher:m1:1
# text = A voucher is a piece of paper or code you can exchange for goods or services, or that gives a discount.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	voucher	voucher	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	piece	piece	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
6	of	of	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	paper	paper	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nmod	_	_
8	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	9	cc	_	_
9	code	code	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	conj	_	_
10	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	12	nsubj	_	_
11	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	12	aux	_	_
12	exchange	exchange	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	5	parataxis	_	_
13	for	for	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
14	goods	goods	NOUN	NNS	Number=Ptan	12	obl	_	_
15	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	16	cc	_	_
16	services	service	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	14	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	20	punct	_	_
18	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	20	cc	_	_
19	that	that	PRON	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	20	nsubj	_	_
20	gives	give	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	12	advcl	_	_
21	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	22	det	_	_
22	discount	discount	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	20	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
23	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | a voucher | a piece |  |  |  | of paper or code | tree rules |
| 2 | **exchange** | can | you |  |  |  |  | for goods or services | vn exchange-13.6.1 «NP V NP PP.co-theme»: agent=Agent for goods=Co-Theme |
| 3 | **give** | present | that | a discount |  |  |  |  | vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent discount=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.

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
I got a gift voucher for my birthday.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:voucher:x1:1
# text = I got a gift voucher for my birthday.
1	I	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	got	get	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	gift	gift	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	compound	_	_
5	voucher	voucher	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
6	for	for	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	my	my	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	8	nmod:poss	_	_
8	birthday	birthday	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **get** | past | I | a gift voucher |  |  |  | for my birthday | vn get-13.5.1-1 «NP V NP PP.source»: agent=Agent voucher=Theme for birthday=Source |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Use this voucher to get 10% off.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:voucher:x2:1
# text = Use this voucher to get 10% off.
1	Use	use	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	this	this	DET	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	3	det	_	_
3	voucher	voucher	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obj	_	_
4	to	to	PART	TO	_	5	mark	_	_
5	get	get	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	1	advcl	_	_
6	10	10	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	7	nummod	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	%	%	SYM	NN	Number=Sing	5	obj	_	_
8	off	off	ADV	RB	_	5	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **use** | imperative | you *not said here* | this voucher |  |  |  |  | vn eat-39.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent voucher=Patient |
| 2 | **get off** | to-infinitive | you *not said here* |  |  |  |  | off *property* | vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer %=Stimulus |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The voucher is for a free ice cream.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:voucher:x3:1
# text = The voucher is for a free ice cream.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	voucher	voucher	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	8	cop	_	_
4	for	for	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
6	free	free	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
7	ice	ice	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	compound	_	_
8	cream	cream	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	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** | present | the voucher |  |  |  |  | for a free ice cream | tree rules |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Mum used vouchers at the shop.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:voucher:x4:1
# text = Mum used vouchers at the shop.
1	Mum	mum	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
2	used	use	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	vouchers	voucher	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obj	_	_
4	at	at	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	shop	shop	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **use** | past | Mum | vouchers |  | the shop |  |  | vn eat-39.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent voucher=Patient |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The book voucher can be spent at any bookshop.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:voucher:x5:1
# text = The book voucher can be spent at any bookshop.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	book	book	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	compound	_	_
3	voucher	voucher	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj:pass	_	_
4	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	6	aux	_	_
5	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	6	aux:pass	_	_
6	spent	spend	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
7	at	at	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	any	any	DET	DT	PronType=Ind	9	det	_	_
9	bookshop	bookshop	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **spend** | can · passive |  | the book voucher |  | any bookshop |  |  | vn consume-66-1 «NP V NP»: subject=Asset |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Vouchers have a set value.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:voucher:x6:1
# text = Vouchers have a set value.
1	Vouchers	voucher	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	nsubj	_	_
2	have	have	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	set	set	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	value	value	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **have** | present | Vouchers | a set value |  |  |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent value=Patient |

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