demurrage

English

Etymology

1640s, from Old French demorage, from demorer (English demur), from Latin dēmorārī (“to tarry”).

By surface analysis, demur (“delay”) +‎ -age, with doubled ‘r’ to clarify pronunciation and avoid ambiguity with demure.

Noun

demurrage (countable and uncountable, plural demurrages)

1. (shipping) the detention of a ship or other freight vehicle, during delayed loading or unloading
2. compensation paid for such detention
3. a charge made for exchanging currency for bullion

Antonyms

• (antonym(s) of “detention of a ship, or fee paid for it”): despatch

Coordinate terms

• cranage, shippage, shorage, tonnage, wharfage

Translations

detention of a freight vehicle during delayed loading or unloading

• French: surestarie (fr) f
• German: Demurrage f
• Italian: controstallia f
• Russian: де́мередж (ru) m (dɛ́meredž)
• Spanish: ^{(please verify)} estadía (es) f, ^{(please verify)} sobrestadía f

compensation paid for such detention

• French: surestarie (fr) f
• German: Demurrage f
• Russian: де́мередж (ru) m (dɛ́meredž)