different between despatch vs demurrage

English

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /d??spæt?/
• (General Australian) IPA^(key): /d??spæt?/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /d??spæt?/
• Rhymes: -æt?

Noun

despatch (countable and uncountable, plural despatches)

1. Alternative form of dispatch
   • 1843, William Hickling Prescott, The Conquest of Mexico, Volume 1, 1957, page 31,

     The courier, bearing his despatches in the form of a hieroglyphical painting, ran with them to the first station, […] .

Verb

despatch (third-person singular simple present despatches, present participle despatching, simple past and past participle despatched)

1. Alternative form of dispatch
   • 1833, Massachusetts Medical Society, New England Surgical Society, Boston Medical and Surgical Journal, Volumes 8-9, page 31,

     She fainted, was got into bed, and a messenger was despatched for me.

See also

• Mentioned in Despatches on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Anagrams

• chestpad

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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