noun
the use of a wharf: to charge higher rates for wharfage. storage of goods at a wharf: conditions that make wharfage hazardous. the charge or payment for the use of a wharf: to pay one's wharfage monthly. wharves collectively, especially the number of wharves in a particular port.
Origin of wharfage
late Middle English word dating back to
1425–75; see origin at
wharf,
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British Dictionary definitions for wharfagenoun
accommodation for ships at wharves
a charge for use of a wharf
wharves collectively
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