DOCKAGE


Meaning of DOCKAGE in English

I. -ij, -ēj noun

( -s )

Etymology: dock (IV) + -age

1. : a charge for the use of a dock

2. : docking facilities

3. : the docking of ships

II. noun

( -s )

Etymology: dock (III) + -age

1. : a deduction (as from wages, a going price, or the recorded weight of a salable commodity) taken or withheld (as by an employer or purchaser) as compensation for some defect

2. : the foreign material in market grain (as wheat) that is readily removable by ordinary cleaning devices

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