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draftage

draftage noun: a fee charged on a small proportion of the dry weight of certain types of goods being shipped.

Noun

draftage (uncountable)

  1. (Australia, historical) A fee charged on a small proportion of the dry weight of certain types of goods being shipped.
    • Payment for ores and concentrates, etc. — A deduction of 1 per cent. is made from the net dry weight of all fine materials as draftage.1949, Australia. Bureau of Mineral Resources, Geology and Geophysics, The Australian Mineral Industry: Economic Notes and Statistics, page 82

Origin of draftage

From draft + -age, from draft (“quantity”).

Questions about draftage

What does draftage mean?
Draftage means a fee charged on a small proportion of the dry weight of certain types of goods being shipped.
What part of speech is draftage?
Draftage is a noun.

Words near draftage in the dictionary

  1. draft-dodged
  2. draft-dodges
  3. draft-dodging
  4. draft-quality
  5. draftable
  6. draftage
  7. draftboard
  8. draftboards
  9. drafted
  10. drafted in
  11. drafted up

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