emption

noun

emp·​tion

ˈem(p)shən

plural -s

1

: the act of buying : purchase

relieved both of the emption of stuffs and of the payment of tailors and property-makers

—E. K. Chambers

2

: right of emption

emptional

-shənᵊl

adjective

Word History

Etymology

Latin emption-, emptio, from emptus (past participle of emere to buy) + -ion-, -io -ion

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