resumption

noun

re·​sump·​tion ri-ˈzəm(p)-shən 

1

: an act or instance of resuming : recommencement

2

: a return to payment in specie

Examples of resumption in a Sentence

The rain has stopped, but we're still waiting for the resumption of the game.

Resumption of peace talks is expected soon.

Recent Examples on the Web

While the Harvard survey doesn’t name specific causes, many young Americans may be feeling the squeeze from persistently high inflation and the resumption of student loan payments — especially those still early in their careers, when earnings tend to be lower. —Mike Winters, CNBC, 24 Apr. 2025

On Thursday evening, the Israeli military announced that a tank driver was killed in combat in northern Gaza on Thursday, marking the second time an Israeli soldier has been killed in Gaza since the resumption of the war last month. —Jeremy Diamond, CNN Money, 24 Apr. 2025

Too early to begin thinking about the resumption of the Border War football rivalry between Missouri and Kansas? —Blair Kerkhoff, Kansas City Star, 23 Apr. 2025

Credit scores are dipping, partly driven by the resumption of federal student loan delinquency reporting on U.S. consumers’ credit, credit scoring agency FICO said. —Medora Lee, USA Today, 17 Apr. 2025

Word History

Etymology

Middle English, from Anglo-French or Late Latin; Anglo-French, from Late Latin resumption-, resumptio, from Latin resumere

First Known Use

15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for resumption

• assumption
• consumption
• presumption
• subsumption
• gumption
• sumption

Kids Definition

resumption

noun

re·​sump·​tion ri-ˈzəm(p)-shən 

: the action of resuming