Word: steepener
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: stee
pe
ner
Definition: A trade whose terms are based on the assumption that the rate of return will increase.
Morphemes:
Affix: steep
Language: en
PoS: Adjective
Meaning: Of a near-vertical gradient; of a slope, surface, curve, etc. that proceeds upward at an angle near vertical.
Affix: -en
Language: en
Meaning: inchoative
Affix: -er
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: More; used to form the comparative.