Word: prepayment
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: pre
pay
ment
Definition: An asset recognized in respect an expense incurred in a period for which the benefit will be received in a future period.
Morphemes:
Affix: pre-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: Before; physically in front of; anterior.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: prae-
Language: la
Decoded: prae-
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: before; in front
Affix: pay
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: Money given in return for work; salary or wages.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: picare
Language: la
Decoded: picare
Meaning: to pitch
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.