-ment

suffix

-ment

suffix

Etymology From Middle English -ment, from Old French -ment, from Latin -mentum.

1

Morpheme Attached to a verb to form a noun meaning the action denoted by the verb or its result.

Synonyms
-tion, -ing
Related terms
-ent

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