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demurrage definition

de·mur·rage (di mʉr′ij)

noun

  1. the compensation payable to a carrier of freight whose vehicle or vessel is delayed, as by failure to load or unload the freight within the time allowed
  2. the delay itself

Etymology: OFr demorage, a delay < demorer: see demur

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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