Word: greenshoes
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: green
shoes
Definition: Plural of greenshoe. An option that allows underwriters to short-sell shares in a registered securities offering at the offering price.
Morphemes:
Affix: green
Language: en
PoS: Verb
Meaning: To add greenspaces to (a town, etc.).
Affix: shoe
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: A piece of metal designed to be attached to a horse's foot as a means of protection; a horseshoe.
Affix: -s
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form the plural of nouns that correctly take just an "s" in the plural. See greengrocer’s apostrophe.