demurrage

名词 n.
中文释义

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. the detention of a ship or other freight vehicle, during delayed loading or unloading countable,uncountable
  2. compensation paid for such detention countable,uncountable
  3. a charge made for exchanging currency for bullion countable,uncountable
  4. the cost associated with owning or holding currency over a given period countable,uncountable
  5. 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 countable,uncountable

词形变化

demurrages plural

词汇关系

反义词
despatch
并列词
cranage shippage shorage tonnage wharfage

词源

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.
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