Word: quartering
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: quar
ter
ing
Definition: The practice of docking 15 minutes' pay from a worker who arrived late (even by less than 15 minutes).
Morphemes:
Affix: quarter
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: A fourth part of an hour; a period of fifteen minutes, especially with reference to the quarter before or after the hour.
Affix: -ing
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form uncountable nouns from verbs denoting the act of doing something, an action.