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drayage

/ˈdɹeɪ.ɪdʒ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.33 in modern English

Syllables
dray-age
IPA
/ˈdɹeɪ.ɪdʒ/
12
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Transportation by dray.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

The transport of goods over a short distance, particularly from a terminal such as an ocean port to another destination, usually as part of a longer transportation of the goods.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

A fee paid for the provision of such transportation.

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

From dray (“a low horse-drawn cart”) + -age.

Word Breakdown

Regional Pronunciation

  • British English: /ˈdɹeɪ.ɪdʒ/

Usage

Inflected Forms

drayages (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

dray drayman

Questions

How do you pronounce drayage?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈdɹeɪ.ɪdʒ/.
What does drayage mean?
Transportation by dray.
Where does drayage come from?
From dray (“a low horse-drawn cart”) + -age.

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