Word: impoundment
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: im
pound
ment
Definition: The state of being impounded; take temporary possession of as a security, by legal authority
Morphemes:
Affix: in-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: Added to nouns to mean lacking or without
Etymology Compounds: Affix: in-
Language: la
Decoded: in-
Meaning: not
Affix: pound
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: A place for the detention of automobiles that have been illegally parked, abandoned, etc. Short form of impound.
Affix: -ment
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form nouns from verbs, the nouns having the sense of "the action or result of what is denoted by the verb".
Etymology Compounds: Affix: -ment
Language: fro
Decoded: -ment
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form nouns from verbs, usually of action or state resulting of them. Equivalent to the English -ment.