Predicate: retire

retire: Frames file for 'retire' based on sentences in financial subcorpus. Comparison with 'hire' and 'fire'. Why is it that all verbs of employment rhyme with 'ire'?

Roleset id: retire.01 , stop working, vncls: 10.11 82-3, framnet: Quitting

retire.01: VN, FN updated by Julia. Member of Vncls 10.11, 82-3.

Roles:

        Arg0: retiree (vnrole: 10.11-agent, 82-3-agent)
        Arg1: former job (vnrole: 10.11-source, 82-3-source)

Example: 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

Example: with job

        John retired as head of BigHugeCo.

        Arg0: John
        Rel: retired
        Arg1: as head of BigHugeCo

Roleset id: retire.02 , cease, end, as of debt, vncls: , framnet:

Roles:

        Arg0: cause, payer-off of debt
        Arg1: thing (eg debt) being retired

Example: retiring debt

        BSN will increase its debt by $9 million, but it-1 also will
        recognize a $2 million gain from *trace*-1 retiring the old debt,
        said Michael J. Blumenfeld, president.

        Arg0: *trace*
        Rel: retiring
        Arg1: the old debt