retail

Who acts: goods, Retail therapy, shoes, Mum, shop, profit · What happens: sell, use, mean, shop, cheer up, retail · To what, where: goods, public, shops, certain price, yourself, pens · Speech: someone speaks here

«retail» in the school dictionary: its 3 meanings 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: retail in the school dictionary.

Meaning 1

Selling goods to the public in shops or online, usually in small amounts, for them to use.

The tree, 17 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Selling	sell	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	root	root
2	goods	goods	NOUN	Number=Ptan	1 Selling	obj
3	to	to	ADP	_	5 public	case
4	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	5 public	det
5	public	public	NOUN	Number=Sing	1 Selling	obl
6	in	in	ADP	_	7 shops	case
7	shops	shop	NOUN	Number=Plur	1 Selling	obl
8	or	or	CCONJ	_	9 online	cc
9	online	online	ADV	_	7 shops	conj
10	,	,	PUNCT	_	14 amounts	punct
11	usually	usually	ADV	_	14 amounts	advmod
12	in	in	ADP	_	14 amounts	case
13	small	small	ADJ	Degree=Pos	14 amounts	amod
14	amounts	amount	NOUN	Number=Plur	1 Selling	obl
15	,	,	PUNCT	_	19 use	punct
16	for	for	SCONJ	_	19 use	mark
17	them	they	PRON	Case=Acc Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs	19 use	nsubj
18	to	to	PART	_	19 use	mark
19	use	use	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	1 Selling	conj
20	.	.	PUNCT	_	1 Selling	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	sell	gerund		goods	the public	shops		in small amounts	vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP PP.recipient»: agent=Agent goods=Theme to public=Recipient
2	use	to-infinitive	goods						vn eat-39.1 «NP V»: agent=Agent

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

Usage: verb — kept apart, not parsed.

To be sold at a certain price.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	To	to	PART	_	3 sold	mark
2	be	be	AUX	VerbForm=Inf	3 sold	aux:pass
3	sold	sell	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	root	root
4	at	at	ADP	_	7 price	case
5	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	7 price	det
6	certain	certain	ADJ	Degree=Pos	7 price	amod
7	price	price	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 sold	obl
8	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 sold	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	sell	to-infinitive · passive				a certain price			vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP PP.asset»: at price=Asset

The example in this meaning, parsed on its own:

These shoes retail at $40.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	These	this	DET	Number=Plur PronType=Dem	2 shoes	det
2	shoes	shoe	NOUN	Number=Plur	3 retail	nsubj
3	retail	retail	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	at	at	ADP	_	5 $	case
5	$	$	SYM	_	3 retail	obl
6	40	40	NUM	NumForm=Digit NumType=Card	5 $	nummod
7	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 retail	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	retail	present	this shoes						tree rules

Meaning 3

Usage: informal — kept apart, not parsed.

«Retail therapy» means shopping to cheer yourself up.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	«	«	PUNCT	_	3 therapy	punct
2	Retail	retail	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 therapy	compound
3	therapy	therapy	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 means	nsubj
4	»	»	PUNCT	_	3 therapy	punct
5	means	mean	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
6	shopping	shop	VERB	VerbForm=Ger	5 means	xcomp
7	to	to	PART	_	8 cheer	mark
8	cheer	cheer	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	6 shopping	xcomp
9	yourself	yourself	PRON	Case=Acc Number=Sing Person=2 PronType=Prs Reflex=Yes	8 cheer	obj
10	up	up	ADP	_	8 cheer	compound:prt
11	.	.	PUNCT	_	5 means	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	roles by
1	mean	present	Retail therapy		vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic
2	shop not said to happen	gerund	Retail therapy not said here		tree rules
3	cheer up	to-infinitive	Retail therapy not said here	yourself	vn other_cos-45.4 «NP V NP.patient»: agent=Agent yourself=Patient

Example 1

Mum works in retail at a clothes shop.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Mum	mum	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 works	nsubj
2	works	work	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	in	in	ADP	_	4 retail	case
4	retail	retail	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 works	obl
5	at	at	ADP	_	8 shop	case
6	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	8 shop	det
7	clothes	clothes	NOUN	Number=Ptan	8 shop	compound
8	shop	shop	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 works	obl
9	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 works	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	work	present	Mum					at a clothes shop; in retail	vn employment-95.3 «NP V PP.theme»: agent=Agent in retail=Theme

Example 2

The retail price of the toy is £15.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	3 price	det
2	retail	retail	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 price	compound
3	price	price	NOUN	Number=Sing	8 £	nsubj
4	of	of	ADP	_	6 toy	case
5	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	6 toy	det
6	toy	toy	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 price	nmod
7	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	8 £	cop
8	£	£	SYM	_	root	root
9	15	15	NUM	NumForm=Digit NumType=Card	8 £	nummod
10	.	.	PUNCT	_	8 £	punct

The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.

Example 3

The shop buys pens for 20p and sells them retail for 50p: profit 30p each.

The tree, 18 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 shop	det
2	shop	shop	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 buys	nsubj
3	buys	buy	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	pens	pen	NOUN	Number=Plur	3 buys	obj
5	for	for	ADP	_	7 p	case
6	20	20	NUM	NumForm=Digit NumType=Card	7 p	nummod
7	p	p	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 buys	obl
8	and	and	CCONJ	_	9 sells	cc
9	sells	sell	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	3 buys	conj
10	them	they	PRON	Case=Acc Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs	9 sells	obj
11	retail	retail	NOUN	Number=Sing	9 sells	obj
12	for	for	ADP	_	14 p	case
13	50	50	NUM	NumForm=Digit NumType=Card	14 p	nummod
14	p	p	NOUN	Number=Sing	9 sells	obl
15	:	:	PUNCT	_	18 p	punct
16	profit	profit	NOUN	Number=Sing	18 p	nsubj
17	30	30	NUM	NumForm=Digit NumType=Card	18 p	nummod
18	p	p	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 buys	obl
19	each	each	DET	PronType=Tot	18 p	nmod:unmarked
20	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 buys	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	other	roles by
1	buy	present	the shop	pens	for 20 p	vn get-13.5.1 «NP V NP PP.beneficiary»: agent=Agent pen=Theme for p=Beneficiary
2	sell	present	the shop not said here	pens = pen	for 50 p	vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP NP PP.asset»: agent=Agent they=Recipient retail=Theme for p=Asset
3	p		profit	each		tree rules

Example 4

This game retails at $30.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	This	this	DET	Number=Sing PronType=Dem	3 retails	det
2	game	game	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 retails	compound
3	retails	retail	NOUN	Number=Plur	root	root
4	at	at	ADP	_	5 $	case
5	$	$	SYM	_	3 retails	nmod
6	30	30	NUM	NumForm=Digit NumType=Card	5 $	nummod
7	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 retails	punct

The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.

Example 5

Big retail stores are busy at holiday time.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Big	big	ADJ	Degree=Pos	3 stores	amod
2	retail	retail	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 stores	compound
3	stores	store	NOUN	Number=Plur	5 busy	nsubj
4	are	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	5 busy	cop
5	busy	busy	ADJ	Degree=Pos	root	root
6	at	at	ADP	_	8 time	case
7	holiday	holiday	NOUN	Number=Sing	8 time	compound
8	time	time	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 busy	obl
9	.	.	PUNCT	_	5 busy	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is	present	Big retail stores				time	busy property	tree rules

Example 6

"I need some retail therapy," joked my aunt.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	"	"	PUNCT	_	3 need	punct
2	I	I	PRON	Case=Nom Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs	3 need	nsubj
3	need	need	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=1 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	some	some	DET	PronType=Ind	6 therapy	det
5	retail	retail	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 therapy	compound
6	therapy	therapy	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 need	obj
7	,	,	PUNCT	_	9 joked	punct
8	"	"	PUNCT	_	9 joked	punct
9	joked	joke	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	6 therapy	acl:relcl
10	my	my	PRON	Case=Gen Number=Sing Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	11 aunt	nmod:poss
11	aunt	aunt	NOUN	Number=Sing	9 joked	obj
12	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 need	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	need in a quote	present	my aunt = aunt	some retail therapy					vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP ADV»: agent=Pivot therapy=Theme
2	joke speech: other	past	my aunt	some retail therapy not said here					tree rules

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