Word: bookmaking
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: book
mak
ing
Definition: The art or profession of determining odds and receiving and paying off bets, especially bets on the outcome of sporting events.
Morphemes:
Affix: book
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: A record of betting (from the use of a notebook to record what each person has bet).
Affix: make
Language: en
PoS: Verb
Meaning: To earn, to gain (money, points, membership or status).
Affix: -ing
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form uncountable nouns from verbs denoting the act of doing something, an action.