purchase
purchase.01 - buy
PURCHASE-V NOTES: Based on large corpus. Member of Vncls obtain-13.5.2-1. comparison with buy. Checked by Julia, 10/2010. (from purchase.01-v)PURCHASE-N NOTES: Roleset based on verb entry purchase.01, and OntoNotes sense grouping purchase.01; maps to VN class obtain-13.5.2-1. Framed by Claire. (from purchase.01-n)
Aliases:
purchase (v.)
purchase (n.)
purchase (n.)
Roles:
ARG0-PAG: purchaser
ARG1-PPT: thing purchased
ARG2-DIR: seller
ARG3-VSP: price paid
ARG4-GOL: benefactive
ARG1-PPT: thing purchased
ARG2-DIR: seller
ARG3-VSP: price paid
ARG4-GOL: benefactive
Basic transitive
TheyARG0
purchasedrel
$ 2.4 billion in Fannie Mae bondsARG1
With price (often subtle):
...
mostARG1
purchasedrel
at nominal pricesARG3
...With seller:
The companyARG0
purchasedrel
a wheel - loaderARG1
from DresserARG2
.ARG0 and ARG1 and ARG4
ButARGM-DIS
Mr. PowersARG0
has purchasedrel
asset - backed issuesARG1
for individuals with tax - deferred accounts , such as retirement plansARG4
.With purpose clause:
The companyARG0
purchasedrel
sugarARG1
on the world marketARGM-LOC
to meet export commitmentsARGM-PRP
Lots of arguments
General Electric Co. 's rail - car leasing unit completed the
$ 178.5 millionARG3
purchaserel
of similar businessesARG1
from Leucadia National Corp. and Brae Corp. , 74 % - owned by LeucadiaARG2
NP only, with purchaser
itsARG0
$ 750 millionARG3
purchaserel
of a 15 % stake in UALARG1
With "by" preposition for arg0
The courts may rule that
purchaserel
of the smaller companyARG1
by the largerARG0
is monopolistic .With beneficiary argument
Chloe was forced to ask her husband to make the
$ 700ARG3
purchaserel
for herARG4
.