Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

lighterage

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.18 in modern English

Syllables: lighter-age
IPA

15

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The fee paid for conveyance of goods on a lighter (flat-bottomed boat for carrying heavy loads across short distances).

Countable; Uncountable

noun

The act of unloading into a lighter, or of conveying by a lighter.

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"If Goods are to be brought Home to your own House, there are Charges for Weighage, Cranage, Porterage, Wharfage, Cartage, Lighterage, &c."
"1904, Joseph Conrad, Nostromo, New York and London: Harper & Brothers, Part 3, Chapter 1, p. 355, He has certainly organized the lighterage service of the harbor for the O.S.N. Company with great ability."
"Moreover, as the traffic would be mainly morning and evening rush-hour services, at other times of the day much lighterage across the river could be saved by using part of the new terminus for freight trafic."

Etymology

From lighter + -age.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: lighter

Usage

Inflected Forms

lighterages (plural)

Questions

What does lighterage mean?: The fee paid for conveyance of goods on a lighter (flat-bottomed boat for carrying heavy loads across short distances).
Where does lighterage come from?: From lighter + -age.

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