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:
| Alias | FrameNet | VerbNet |
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| 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