Word: freezeouts
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: freezeouts
Definition: Plural of freezeout. A kind of merger by which one or more shareholders who collectively hold a majority of shares in a corporation gain ownership of remaining shares in that corporation.
Morphemes:
Affix: freeze
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: A period of intensely cold weather.
Affix: out
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: A means of exit, escape, reprieve, etc.
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.