Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

stumpage

/stˈʌmpɪdʒ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.11 in modern English

Syllables: stumpage
IPA: /stˈʌmpɪdʒ/

13

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Trees and other standing timber, treated as a commodity.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

The value of this timber.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

The right to fell such timber.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

The fee for the right to fell such timber.

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"C. S. Sargent Only trees above a certain size are allowed to be cut by loggers buying stumpage from the owners of land."
"The cost of getting logs from the stump to the various sawmills, including cutting, hauling, driving, boomage, shorage, tolls, and other expenses, is, on an average, from $8 to $8.50 per 1000 feet. The average cost of stumpage is $2"

Etymology

Etymology tree English stump Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂tos Proto-Italic *-ātos Latin -ātus Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icus Latin -āticus Latin -āticum Old French -agebor. Middle English -age English -age English stumpage From stump + -age.

Usage

Inflected Forms

stumpages (plural)

Questions

How do you pronounce stumpage?: The recorded pronunciation is /stˈʌmpɪdʒ/.
What does stumpage mean?: Trees and other standing timber, treated as a commodity.
Where does stumpage come from?: Etymology tree English stump Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂tos Proto-Italic *-ātos Latin -ātus Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icus Latin -āticus Latin -āticum Old French -agebor. Middle English -age English -age English stumpage From stump + -age.

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