phrasal noun

English

Noun

phrasal noun (plural phrasal nouns)

1. (grammar) A noun consisting of a verb followed by a particle or preposition; the substantive counterpart of a phrasal verb (in grammar schemas that use that concept), conveying gerundive meaning.

   "Break-in" is the phrasal noun from "break in"

Coordinate terms

• noun phrase (not to be confused; a phrase that functions much like a compound noun and has a [component] noun as its head)
• phrasal verb
• verb phrase

See also

• univerbation
• verbal noun

Further reading

• Category:English phrasal nouns on Wiktionary.