Word: defalcation
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: de
fal
ca
tion
Definition: The act of cancelling part of a claim by deducting a smaller claim which the claimant owes to the defendant.
Morphemes:
Affix: defalcate
Language: en
PoS: Verb
Meaning: To cut off; to take away or deduct a part of (money, rents, income, etc.).
Etymology Compounds: Affix: dē
Language: la
Decoded: de
Meaning: off
Affix: falx
Language: la
Decoded: falx
PoS: Noun
Meaning: a hook used to pull down walls
Affix: -ion
Language: en
Meaning: the act of
Etymology Compounds: Affix: -iō
Language: la
Decoded: -io
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form abstract nouns from verbs.