demurrage
noun
- 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
- the delay itself
See demurrage in American Heritage Dictionary 4
(dĭ-mûrˈĭj, -mŭrˈ-)
noun- Detention of a ship, freight car, or other cargo conveyance during loading or unloading beyond the scheduled time of departure.
- Compensation paid for such detention.
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