n.1 a a rate or amount payable to a shipowner by a charterer for failure to load or discharge a ship within the time agreed. b a similar charge on railway trucks or goods.
2 such a detention or delay.
Etymology: OF demo(u)rage f. demorer (as DEMUR)
n.1 a a rate or amount payable to a shipowner by a charterer for failure to load or discharge a ship within the time agreed. b a similar charge on railway trucks or goods.
2 such a detention or delay.
Etymology: OF demo(u)rage f. demorer (as DEMUR)
Oxford English vocab. Оксфордский английский словарь. 2012