Predicate: amortize

Roleset id: amortize.01 , spread out burden temporally, Source: , vncls: , framnet:

amortize.01: AMORTIZE-V NOTES: Frames file for 'amortize' based on sentences in wsj. No Verbnet entry. (from amortize.01-v predicate notes)

Aliases:

AliasFrameNetVerbNet
amortize (v.)

Roles:

        Arg0-PAG: spreader of burden, agent
        Arg1-PPT: burden (us. cost, debt)
        Arg2-TMP: spread over what

Example: no arg2

        person: ns,  tense: ns,  aspect: ns,  voice: ns,  form: infinitive

        [The Turner move]-1 is in line with a cable-TV trend toward more original programming -- and toward finding more ways *trace*-1 to amortize the high cost of producing films.

        Arg0: *trace*-1
        Rel: amortize
        Arg1: the high cost of producing films

Example: all args

        person: ns,  tense: ns,  aspect: ns,  voice: ns,  form: infinitive

        As a U.S.-based company, [Blue Arrow]-1 would have [*-1]to amortize the good will over as many as 40 years, creating a continuing drag on reported earnings.

        Arg0: [*-1]
        Rel: amortize
        Arg1: the good will
        Arg2: over as many as 40 years