wharfage

American  

[hwawr-fij, wawr-] / ˈʰwɔr fɪdʒ, ˈwɔr- /

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.

3. the charge or payment for the use of a wharf.

   to pay one's wharfage monthly.

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

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wharfage British  

/ ˈwɔːfɪdʒ /

noun

1. accommodation for ships at wharves

2. a charge for use of a wharf

3. wharves collectively

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Etymology

Origin of wharfage

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

Example Sentences

The same document claims that the city will see $6m in revenue each year from a wharfage fee plus $5m in contributions to an Oakland Initiatives Fund, which can support charities and health programs.

From The Guardian • Oct. 23, 2019

"The proposed wharfage fee is 14 times higher than what any other business is being charged for using port facilities," SpaceX spokesman John Taylor said in an email.

From The Verge • Jun. 21, 2016

Dockage and wharfage rates, for example, had gone unchanged since April 1983, the month Harold Washington succeeded Jane Byrne as Chicago's mayor.

From Chicago Tribune • Aug. 4, 2013

Ashore they sent seamen, marines and engineers to construct breastworks and gun emplacements for the soldiers to fall back on, and demolition parties to blow up wharfage and fuel stores.

From Time Magazine Archive

Tonnage was dreadful high and wharfage too, in some ports, and they'd get your last cent some way or 'nother if ye weren't sharp.

From Deephaven and Selected Stories & Sketches by Jewett, Sarah Orne