Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

emption

/ˈɛmpʃən/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 2.17 in modern English

Syllables: emp-tion
IPA: /ˈɛmpʃən/

11

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The act of buying; purchase.

Obsolete; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"There is a diſpute among the lawyers, whe ther Glaucus's exchanging the golden armour with the brazen one of Tydides, was emption or commutation."
"After the deperdition of Indagator, having an appetency still further to pervstigate the frithy occident; being still an agamist, and not wishing to be any longer a pedaneous viator, nor to be solivagant, I brought about the emption of a yaud, partly by numismatic mutuation, and partly by a hypothecation of my fusee and argental horologe."

Etymology

From Latin emptio, from emere (“to buy”).

Word Breakdown

Root: *h₁em-

Usage

Derived Forms

emptional

Rhymes With

redemption exemption preemption

Questions

How do you pronounce emption?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈɛmpʃən/.
What does emption mean?: The act of buying; purchase.
Where does emption come from?: From Latin emptio, from emere (“to buy”).

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