noun
1. : the amount paid by or recoverable from a charterer of a ship for such part of the ship's capacity as he has contracted for but fails to occupy ; also : the unoccupied space in such a ship
2. : bulky nonperishable freight
noun
1. : the amount paid by or recoverable from a charterer of a ship for such part of the ship's capacity as he has contracted for but fails to occupy ; also : the unoccupied space in such a ship
2. : bulky nonperishable freight
Webster's New International English Dictionary. Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster. 2012