Roleset purchase.01 Verbnet Class: 1 "buy":

Roles:

Arg0:purchaser


Arg1:thing purchased


Arg2:seller


Arg3:price paid


Arg4:benefactive

Examples:

Basic transitive (-)
They purchased $2.4 billion in Fannie Mae bonds
Arg0:	They
REL:	purchased
Arg1:	$2.4 billion in Fannie Mae bonds




With price (often subtle): (-)
...most purchased *trace* at nominal prices...
Arg1:	*trace*=most
REL:	purchased
Arg3-at:	nominal prices




With seller: (-)
The company purchased a wheel-loader from Dresser.
Arg0:	The company
REL:	purchased
Arg1:	a wheel-loader
Arg2-from:	Dresser




With benefactive: (-)
John purchased his mother a dozen roses
Arg0:	John
REL:	purchased
Arg4:	his mother
Arg1:	a dozen roses




With benefactive: (-)
John purchased a dozen roses for his mother
Arg0:	John
REL:	purchased
Arg1:	a dozen roses
Arg4-for:	his mother




With purpose clause: (-)
The company purchased sugar on the world market to meet export commitments
Arg0:	The company
REL:	purchased
Arg1:	sugar
ArgM-LOC:	on the world market
ArgM-PNC:	to meet export commitments




In a compound: (-)
Lower interest rates has spurred dollar purchasing by Japanese institutions.
Arg1:	dollar
REL:	purchasing
Arg0-by:	Japanese institutions

Ignore adjectival usages like "Most purchasing managers".