Commentary: A formal relationship, usually business-related, that provides regular services.
Examples:
I'm putting John in charge of the Smith account.
The stockbroker hadn't had a profitable account in several years.
I've decided to close my bank account.
We've started a new services account at Intelli-Soft.
He doesn't even have an email account.
Mappings:
PropBank: NM
WordNet 2.0 Sense Numbers:
1
Commentary: ACCOUNT[+event] The act of giving a report. The act of informing verbally. Use this sense only when it is clear that the report is being given verbally.
Examples:
John's exciting account of the car crash had his listeners on the edges of their seats!
Give me a brief account of what you've been doing.
I'm sorry, sir, but I think that the account of my activities would take all night.
The moon, by my account, was full and bright that night.
Mappings:
PropBank: account.01
WordNet 2.0 Sense Numbers:
2 6
Commentary: A record or a description. Does not refer to the event of verbally giving the report. Not bounded by time in any way. If you are unclear about whether a report is a verbal event or not, you should probably select this sense.
Examples:
The official account of the crash omitted a number of details.
For a historical account of the Battle of Waterloo, check your textbook.
A short news account contained a transcript of the senator's speech.
Unfortunately, the two witnesses had conflicting accounts of the crime.
Mappings:
PropBank: account.01
WordNet 2.0 Sense Numbers:
3 4
Commentary: A piece of paper that contains a monetary balance; a statement of what is owed. A physical object.
Examples:
Please send me an account of what I owe.
Mappings:
PropBank: NM
WordNet 2.0 Sense Numbers:
5 7
Commentary: The grounds, or the reason for something. Can be used in specific phrases; "on my account" means "because of me", and "on that account" means "with regard to that".
Examples:
The paper was rejected on account of its excessive length.
He tried to blame the victim, but his success on that account was doubtful.
Don't do it on my account!
Mappings:
PropBank: NM
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8
Commentary: The quality of importance or value, which can apply to a person, a thing, or an event. Usually attached to a modifier.
Examples:
He's a person of good account.
Well, it's of small account now.
You no-account, good-for-nothing fool!
Mappings:
PropBank: NM
WordNet 2.0 Sense Numbers:
9
Commentary: The state of being put to use, or being taken advantage of. Usually attached to a modifier.
Examples:
She put her skills to good account when she applied for the job.
Mappings:
PropBank: NM
WordNet 2.0 Sense Numbers:
10
Commentary: Automatically generated NOTA sense (bbn)
Examples:
Mappings:
PropBank: NM