demurrage
1640s, from Old French demorage, from demorer (English demur), from Latin demoror.
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1640s, from Old French demorage, from demorer (English demur), from Latin demoror.
Surface etymology is demur + -age, with doubled ‘r’ to clarify pronunciation and avoid ambiguity with demure.
Noundemurrage
- (shipping) the detention of a ship or other freight vehicle, during delayed loading or unloading
- compensation paid for such detention
- a charge made for exchanging currency for bullion
- (detention of a ship, or fee paid for it) despatch
- French: surestarie
- German: Demurrage
- Italian: controstallia
- Russian: де́мередж
- French: surestarie
- German: Demurrage
- Russian: де́мередж
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