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demurrage

noun

Etymology

1640s, from Old French demorage, from demorer (English demur), from Latin dēmorārī (“to tarry”). By surface analysis, demur (“delay”) + -age, with doubled ‘r’ to clarify pronunciation and avoid ambiguity with demure.

  1. derived from demoror — “to tarry”
  2. derived from demorage

Definitions

  1. the detention of a ship or other freight vehicle, during delayed loading or unloading

  2. compensation paid for such detention

  3. a charge made for exchanging currency for bullion

  4. ›+ 2 more definitions

    1. the cost associated with owning or holding currency over a given period

    2. a type of currency which requires paying a fee to store money

      a type of currency which requires paying a fee to store money; a type of currency that discourages using money as a store of value

The neighborhood

  • antonymdespatchantonym(s) of “detention of a ship, or fee paid for it”

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA