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[prahy-mij]

noun

a small allowance formerly paid by a shipper to the master and crew of a vessel for the loading and care of the goods: now charged with the freight and retained by the shipowner.

Origin of primage

1530–40; < Anglo-Latin primāgium; see prime, -age

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Examples from the Web for primage

Historical Examples of primage

A word sometimes used for primage, or the trifling payment received by the master of a ship for care of goods.
The Sailor's Word-Book
William Henry Smyth
Five thousand dollars there was, and I sent it to the widow along with his primage.
Deephaven and Selected Stories & Sketches
Sarah Orne Jewett
They sailed for nominal wages and primage, or five per cent of the gross freight paid the vessel.
The Old Merchant Marine
Ralph D. Paine

British Dictionary definitions for primage

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noun

NZ tax added to customs duty

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