demurrage en · NOUN
Pronunciation
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.
Meanings
- (countable, uncountable) the detention of a ship or other freight vehicle, during delayed loading or unloading
- (countable, uncountable) compensation paid for such detention
- (countable, uncountable) a charge made for exchanging currency for bullion
- (countable, uncountable) the cost associated with owning or holding currency over a given period
- (countable, uncountable) 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
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| demurrages | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Antonyms
despatch (antonym(s) of “detention of a ship, or fee paid for it”)
Coordinates
wharfage · tonnage · cranage · shippage · shorage
Translations (9)
it controstallia (detention of a freight vehicle during delayed loading or unloading) · ru де́мередж (compensation paid for such detention) · de Demurrage (detention of a freight vehicle during delayed loading or unloading) · ru де́мередж (detention of a freight vehicle during delayed loading or unloading) · de Demurrage (compensation paid for such detention) · pl przestój (detention of a freight vehicle during delayed loading or unloading) · pl przestojowe (compensation paid for such detention) · fr surestarie (detention of a freight vehicle during delayed loading or unloading) · fr surestarie (compensation paid for such detention)