dockage

¹

[ dok-ij ]

noun

1. a charge for the use of a dock.
2. docking dock accommodations.
3. the act of docking dock a ship.

dockage

²

[ dok-ij ]

noun

1. a curtailment; deduction, as from wages.
2. waste material in wheat and other grains that is easily removed.

dockage

¹

/ ˈdɒkɪdʒ /

noun

1. a deduction, as from a price or wages
2. agriculture the seeds of weeds and other waste material in commercial seeds, removable by normal cleaning methods

dockage

²

/ ˈdɒkɪdʒ /

noun

1. a charge levied upon a vessel for using a dock
2. facilities for docking vessels
3. the practice of docking vessels

Word History and Origins

Origin of dockage¹

First recorded in 1700–10; dock ¹ + -age

Origin of dockage²

First recorded in 1885–90; dock ² + -age

Example Sentences

So I wasn't gettin' ahead very fast untanglin' them dockage contracts, and before 11 o'clock I was yawning.

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It rose above the passenger, as he reached dockage, in a succession of hill terraces.

From Project Gutenberg

But have you figured all the expenses—bar pilotage—river pilotage, dockage and everything?

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Related Words

• abatement
• allowance
• credit
• discount
• rebate
• reduction
• tax write-off
• write-off