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DEMURRAGE
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Detention of a ship or freight car or other cargo beyond its scheduled time of departure
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Hypernyms ("demurrage" is a kind of...):
delay; holdup (the act of delaying; inactivity resulting in something being put off until a later time)
Sense 2
Meaning:
A charge required as compensation for the delay of a ship or freight car or other cargo beyond its scheduled time of departure
Classified under:
Nouns denoting possession and transfer of possession
Hypernyms ("demurrage" is a kind of...):
charge (the price charged for some article or service)
