different between demurrage vs boatage

English

Etymology

1640s, from Old French demorage, from demorer (English demur), from Latin d?mor?r? (“to tarry”).

Surface etymology is 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

• (detention of a ship, or fee paid for it): despatch

Coordinate terms

• cranage, shippage, shorage, tonnage, wharfage

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English

Etymology

boat +? -age

Noun

boatage (countable and uncountable, plural boatages)

1. The total capacity of boats, as of lifeboats on a ship.
2. Conveyance by boat.
3. A charge for transporting goods by boat.

Coordinate terms

• (fee for boat transport): anchorage, ballastage, beaconage, cartage, cranage, demurrage, moorage, pilotage, porterage, shippage, shorage, sledage, tonnage, towage, wharfage