Word: buckraking
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: buck
ra
king
Definition: The practice of paid speaking before commercial interests, viewed as a potential source of conflict of interest.
Morphemes:
Affix: buck
Language: en
Meaning: dollar
Etymology Compounds: Affix: bouken
Language: enm
Decoded: bouken
Meaning: steep in lye
Affix: rake
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: A share of profits, takings, etc., especially if obtained illegally; specifically the scaled commission fee taken by a cardroom operating a poker game.
Affix: -ing
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form uncountable nouns from verbs denoting the act of doing something, an action.