Word: antidilution
Part of speech: Adjective
Syllables: an
ti
di
lu
tion
Definition: Preventing share dilution. The loss in value of the shares of a company or a lowering of someone’s stake in it resulting from the issuance of new shares.
Morphemes:
Affix: anti-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: Counteracting, neutralizing.
Affix: dilute
Language: en
PoS: Verb
Meaning: To cause the value of individual shares or the stake of a shareholder to decrease by increasing the total number of shares.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: dis-
Language: la
Decoded: dis-
Meaning: away, apart
Affix: luere
Language: la
Decoded: luere
Meaning: to wash
Affix: -ion
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: an action or process, or the result of an action or process
Etymology Compounds: Affix: -iō
Language: la
Decoded: -io
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form abstract nouns from verbs.