Word: aftercosts
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: af
ter
costs
Definition: Plural of aftercost. A subsequent expense related to but occurring after the source of an expenditure.
Morphemes:
Affix: after-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: With adverbial or adjectival effect, forming compound words indicating something that comes afterwards in spacial position or time.
Affix: cost
Language: en
PoS: Verb
Meaning: To calculate or estimate a price.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: con-
Language: la
Decoded: con-
Meaning: together
Affix: stō
Language: la
Decoded: sto
Meaning: stand
Affix: -s
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form the plurals of numerals, letters, some abbreviations and some nouns, usually because the omission of an apostrophe would make the meaning unclear or ambiguous.