demurrage

n. 超过停泊日期, 滞留费 [经] 装卸误期买, 延误费, 金银块兑换费

词形变化

demurrages 复数 demurrages

别名

demorage

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    a charge made for exchanging currency for bullion

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  2. 2.

    the detention of a ship or other freight vehicle, during delayed loading or unloading

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  3. 3.

    a type of currency which requires paying a fee to store money; a type of currency that discourages using money as a store of value

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  4. 4.

    compensation paid for such detention

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  5. 5.

    the cost associated with owning or holding currency over a given period

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词汇关系

名词

上位词 3

charge delay holdup

词源

1640s, from Old French demorage, from demorer (English demur), from Latin dēmorārī (“to tarry”). By surface analysis, demur (“delay”) + -age, with doubled ‘r’ to clarify pronunciation and avoid ambiguity with demure.

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