Predicate: purchase
Roleset id: purchase.01 , buy, Source: , vncls: , framnet:
purchase.01: 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:
Alias | FrameNet | VerbNet |
purchase (v.) | Commerce_buy | |
purchase (n.) | | |
Roles:
        Arg0-PAG: purchaser (vnrole: 13.5.2-1-agent)
        Arg1-PPT: thing purchased (vnrole: 13.5.2-1-theme)
        Arg2-DIR: seller (vnrole: 13.5.2-1-source)
        Arg3-VSP: price paid (vnrole: 13.5.2-1-asset)
        Arg4-GOL: benefactive
Example: Basic transitive
        They purchased $2.4 billion in Fannie Mae bonds
        Arg0: They
        Rel: purchased
        Arg1: $2.4 billion in Fannie Mae bonds
Example: With price (often subtle):
        ...most-1 purchased *trace*-1 at nominal prices...
        Rel: purchased
        Arg1: *trace*-1
        Arg3: at nominal prices
Example: With seller:
        The company purchased a wheel-loader from Dresser.
        Arg0: The company
        Rel: purchased
        Arg1: a wheel-loader
        Arg2: from Dresser
Example: ARG0 and ARG1 and ARG4
        But Mr. Powers has purchased asset - backed issues for individuals with tax - deferred accounts , such as retirement plans .
        Argm-dis: But
        Arg0: Mr. Powers
        Rel: purchased
        Arg1: asset - backed issues
        Arg4: for individuals with tax - deferred accounts , such as retirement plans
Example: 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-prp: to meet export commitments
Example: Lots of arguments
        General Electric Co. 's rail-car leasing unit completed the $178.5 million purchase of similar businesses from LeucadiaNational Corp. and Brae Corp. , 74%-owned by Leucadia
        Arg3: $ 178.5 million
        Rel: purchase
        Arg1: of similar businesses
        Arg2: from Leucadia National Corp. and Brae Corp. , 74%-owned by Leucadia
Example: NP only, with purchaser
        its $ 750 million purchase of a 15 % stake in UAL
        Arg0: its
        Arg3: $ 750 million
        Rel: purchase
        Arg1: of a 15 % stake in UAL
Example: With "by" preposition for arg0
        person: ns,  tense: ns,  aspect: ns,  voice: ns,  form: ns
        The courts may rule that purchase of the smaller company by the larger is monopolistic.
        Rel: purchase
        Arg1: of the smaller company
        Arg0: by the larger
Example: With beneficiary argument
        person: ns,  tense: ns,  aspect: ns,  voice: ns,  form: ns
        Chloe was forced to ask her husband to make the $700 purchase for her.
        Arg3: $700
        Rel: purchase
        Arg4: for her.