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.

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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

Steel output has picked up alongside the resumption of production at mills, supporting near-term consumption, Baocheng Futures analysts write in a note.

From The Wall Street Journal

Gulf countries have cut oil production by at least 10 million barrels a day, and without a rapid resumption of shipping flows, supply losses are set to increase, the IEA said.

From The Wall Street Journal

Beijing hasn’t explained why it abruptly stopped what had become a routine practice, nor its resumption.

From The Wall Street Journal

Expectations for a near-term resumption of easing have been scaled back, with BI likely to remain in a wait-and-see mode, he added.

From The Wall Street Journal

"The single most important thing for a return to stable flows of oil and gas is the resumption of transit through the Strait of Hormuz," he added.

From Barron's

Related Words

• continuation
• reopening
• restoration
• resurgence
• revitalization
• revival