verbal noun

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

• noun A noun that is derived from a verb and usually preserves the verb's syntactic features, such as transitivity or the capability of taking nominal or verbal complements.

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• noun grammar A noun that is morphologically related to a verb and similar to it in meaning; in English, this might be a gerund (ending in -ing), infinitive, or other noun derived from a verb.

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• noun a noun that is derived from a verb