Sentence:  The number of bonds that a verb has constitutes what we will call the <WSD>valence</WSD> of the verb. 
Meaning of the word marked with <WSD> tags:  (Q1412952)  The number of arguments that a verb can have, including its subject, ranging from zero (for the likes of "It rains") to three (for the likes of "He gives her a flower") or, less commonly, four.