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resumption

American  
[ri-zuhmp-shuhn] / rɪˈzʌmp ʃən /

noun

  1. the act of resuming; a reassumption, as of something previously granted.

  2. the act or fact of taking up or going on with again, as of something interrupted.

  3. the act of taking again or recovering something given up or lost.


resumption British  
/ rɪˈzʌmpʃən /

noun

  1. the act of resuming or beginning again

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Other Word Forms

  • nonresumption noun
  • resumptive adjective
  • resumptively adverb

Etymology

Origin of resumption

1400–50; late Middle English < Middle French < Late Latin resūmptiōn- (stem of resūmptiō ), equivalent to Latin resūmpt ( us ) (past participle of resūmere to resume 1 ) + -iōn- -ion

Example Sentences

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The Federal Reserve’s most important policy move this past week wasn’t the cut in its policy interest rate but the resumption of its purchases of Treasury securities.

From Barron's

The Federal Reserve’s most important policy move this past week wasn’t the cut in its policy interest rate but the resumption of its purchases of Treasury securities.

From Barron's

The resumption of vehicle manufacturing helped boost production output across the UK for that month, which grew by 1.1%.

From BBC

ScotRail warned travellers that the resumption of some Wednesday services would be delayed as lines had to be checked for obstacles.

From BBC

He wants a resumption of the cancelled second phase of the Lord Leveson Inquiry, which would have examined unlawful action by the media, plus journalists' relationships with politicians and police.

From BBC