Word: leasebacks
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: lease
backs
Definition: Plural of leaseback. A property transaction where a party sells something, then leases it from the purchaser. The seller is released from tax, depreciation, and maintenance costs, and the buyer is guaranteed an income from the property.[]
Morphemes:
Affix: lease
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: A leasehold; land or property held under a lease
Etymology Compounds: Affix: laxō
Language: la
Decoded: laxo
Meaning: to loose
Affix: back
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: Area behind, such as the backyard of a house.
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.