Frameset

Predicate retire:

Frames file for 'retire' based on sentences in financial subcorpus. No Verbnet entry, comparison with 'hire' and 'fire'. Why is it that all verbs of employment rhyme with 'ire'?

Roleset retire.01 Verbnet Class: NONE "stop working":

Roles:

Arg0:retiree

Arg1:former job

Examples:

intransitive (-)
`Mr. Achenbaum's move follows the announcement last month that his consulting partner, Stanley Canter, 66, would retire.`
Arg0:	his consulting partner, Stanley Canter, 66,
ArgM-MOD:	would
REL:	retire

with job (-)
John retired as head of BigHugeCo.

Arg0: John

REL: retired

Arg1-as: head of BigHugeCo

with job (-)
`John retired as head of BigHugeCo.`
Arg0:	John
REL:	retired
Arg1-as:	head of BigHugeCo

Might also see job as a from-phrase.

Roleset retire.02 Verbnet Class: NONE "cease, end, as of debt":

Roles:

Arg0:cause, payer-off of debt

Arg1:thing (eg debt) being retired

Examples:

retiring debt (-)
`BSN will increase its debt by $9 million, but it also will recognize a $2 million gain from trace retiring the old debt, said Michael J. Blumenfeld, president.`
Arg0:	trace -> it
REL:	retiring
Arg1:	the old debt