lighterage
The fee paid for conveyance of goods on a lighterThe fee paid for conveyance of goods on a lighter (flat-bottomed boat for carrying heavy loads across short distances).
Meaning
2 senses(countable, uncountable)The fee paid for conveyance of goods on a lighter (flat-bottomed boat for carrying heavy loads across short distances).
the fee charged for carrying goods in lighters
(countable, uncountable)The act of unloading into a lighter, or of conveying by a lighter.
Origin
From lighter + -age.From lighter + -age.
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Forms
plural: lighterages| Singular | lighterage |
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Word family
1 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable
See also
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