resumption

[ri-zuhmp-shuhn]

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

/ rɪˈzʌmpʃən /

noun

1. the act of resuming or beginning again

Other Word Forms

• nonresumption noun
• resumptive adjective
• resumptively adverb

Word History and Origins

Origin of resumption¹

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of resumption¹

C15: via Old French from Late Latin resumptiō , from Latin resūmere to _resume

Example Sentences

The news will reverberate through global financial markets and help determine if America’s 2025 equity trading year ends with the resumption of a powerful rally or if souring sentiment solidifies into something problematic.

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The news will reverberate through global financial markets and help determine if America’s 2025 equity trading year ends with the resumption of a powerful rally or if souring sentiment solidifies into something problematic.

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“The resumption of Novorossiysk port countered price gains tied to rising U.S.-Venezuela tensions and attacks on Sudan’s oil infrastructure,” the analyst adds.

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Futures for the S&P 500 rose after the U.S. government shutdown ended, sending hundreds of thousands of government staff back to work and allowing the resumption of data.

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The Nevada National Security Site where most of the previous 1,054 explosive U.S. nuclear tests occurred would need between two and three years of technical preparations for the resumption of full-yield testing.

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