Word: carryforwards
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: ca
rry
for
wards
Definition: Plural of carryforward. An income tax loss or credit not usable in the current year that can be applied to offset income or taxes paid, respectively, in subsequent tax years.
Morphemes:
Affix: carry
Language: en
PoS: Verb
Meaning: To bear the charges or burden of holding or having, as stocks, merchandise, etc., from one time to another.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: carrus
Language: la
Decoded: carrus
Meaning: four-wheeled baggage wagon
Affix: fore-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: Before; ahead or in front of.
Affix: ward
Language: en
Meaning: ward, keeping
Affix: -s
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form the plural of nouns that correctly take just an "s" in the plural. See greengrocer’s apostrophe.