demurrage

English

Etymology

1640s, from Old French demorage, from demorer (English demur),[1] 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

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References
  1. Douglas Harper (2001–2024) “demurrage”, in Online Etymology Dictionary.
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