wharfage

[ hwawr-fij, wawr- ]

noun
  1. the use of a wharf: to charge higher rates for wharfage.

  2. storage of goods at a wharf: conditions that make wharfage hazardous.

  1. the charge or payment for the use of a wharf: to pay one's wharfage monthly.

  2. wharves collectively, especially the number of wharves in a particular port.

Origin of wharfage

1
A late Middle English word dating back to 1425–75; see origin at wharf, -age

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British Dictionary definitions for wharfage

wharfage

/ (ˈwɔːfɪdʒ) /


noun
  1. accommodation for ships at wharves

  2. a charge for use of a wharf

  1. wharves collectively

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