scalage

[ skey-lij ]

noun
  1. an assessed percentage deduction, as in weight or price, granted in dealings with goods that are likely to shrink, leak, or otherwise vary in the amount or weight originally stated.

  2. the amount of lumber estimated to be contained in a log being scaled.

Origin of scalage

1
An Americanism dating back to 1850–55; scale3 + -age

Words Nearby scalage

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British Dictionary definitions for scalage

scalage

/ (ˈskeɪlɪdʒ) /


noun
  1. US a percentage deducted from the price of goods liable to shrink or leak

  2. forestry, US and Canadian the estimated amount of usable timber in a log

Origin of scalage

1
C19: from scale ³ + -age

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