demurrage

demurrage

English

Etymology

1640s, from Old French demorage, from demorer (English demur),[1] from Latin demorari (“to tarry”).

Surface etymology is demur (“delay”) +‎ -age, with doubled ‘r’ to clarify pronunciation and avoid ambiguity with demure.

Noun

demurrage (countable and uncountable, plural demurrages)

1. (shipping) 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

Antonyms

• (detention of a ship, or fee paid for it): despatch

Coordinate terms

• cranage, shippage, shorage, tonnage, wharfage

Translations

detention of a freight vehicle during delayed loading or unloading

French: surestarie (fr) f German: Demurrage f

Italian: controstallia f Russian: де́мередж (ru) m (dɛ́meredž)

compensation paid for such detention

French: surestarie (fr) f German: Demurrage f

Russian: де́мередж (ru) m (dɛ́meredž)

References

1. “demurrage” in Douglas Harper, Online Etymology Dictionary, 2001–2019.