DEMURRAGE

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Meaning:

Detention of a ship or freight car or other cargo beyond its scheduled time of departure

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Hypernyms ("demurrage" is a kind of...):

delay; holdup (the act of delaying; inactivity resulting in something being put off until a later time)

Meaning:

A charge required as compensation for the delay of a ship or freight car or other cargo beyond its scheduled time of departure

Classified under:

Nouns denoting possession and transfer of possession

Hypernyms ("demurrage" is a kind of...):

charge (the price charged for some article or service)