cellarage

American  

[sel-er-ij] / ˈsɛl ər ɪdʒ /

noun

1. cellar space.

2. charges for storage in a cellar.

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cellarage British  

/ ˈsɛlərɪdʒ /

noun

1. an area of a cellar

2. a charge for storing goods in a cellar, etc

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Etymology

Origin of cellarage

First recorded in 1505–15; cellar + -age

Example Sentences

Mark Pardoe, a master of wine at UK merchant Berry Bros & Rudd, says that natural cork is still the "preferred closure for wines that require cellarage".

From BBC

It leaves you sadly beneath the tower, in the musty cellarage.

From Project Gutenberg

Then said John to his lord— "Would it not be good to hire a fair large house, with cellarage for wine, that we might offer hostelry and lodging to wealthy folk from home?"

From Project Gutenberg

The emphasis was helped by the speaker’s square wall of a forehead, which had his eyebrows for its base, while his eyes found commodious cellarage in two dark caves, overshadowed by the wall.

From Project Gutenberg

There’s floors upon floors beneath, stored with jute and dye-woods, teas, coffees, spices, tobaccos, and lowest of all on the ground floor and in the cellarage, tallows in great hogsheads.

From Project Gutenberg