Word: redemptions
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: re
demp
tions
Definition: Plural of redemption; repayment of the principal amount of a debt or security at or before maturity (as when a corporation repurchases its own stock)
Morphemes:
Affix: redeem
Language: en
PoS: Verb
Meaning: To recover ownership of something by buying it back.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: re-
Language: la
Decoded: re-
Meaning: back; again
Affix: emō
Language: la
Decoded: emo
Meaning: buy; gain, take, procure
Affix: -tion
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form nouns meaning "the action of (a verb)" or "the result of (a verb)". Words ending in this suffix are almost always derived from a similar Latin word; a few (e.g. gumption) are not derived from Latin and are unrelated to any verb.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: -tiō
Language: la
Decoded: -tio
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: -tion, -ation, -ing; suffixed to a verb (usually a participle form) to form a noun relating to some action or the result of an action.
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.