metage
metage noun: measurement, usually by weight, especially of coal for trading purposes.
Noun
metage (countable and uncountable, plural metages)
- Measurement, usually by weight, especially of coal for trading purposes.
- 1 measurement or Metage of Coals1724-1727, Daniel Defoe, A Tour Through the Whole Island of Great Britain
- A fee or tax paid for such a measurement.
- The corporation of London acquired its metage rights from the crown before the time of legal memory, and now holds them by the best of titles, prescriptive right and immemorial possession; for, except in those memorable periods in English history, the reigns of King John, King James the First, King...1858, City of London (England) Corporation, The Title of the Corporation of London to Its Metage Revenues, page 4
metage meaning in Tamil
metage in Tamil
- எடையளவுக்குரிய தீர்வை அளவு
Forms of metage
| plural | metages |
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Origin of metage
From mete + -age.
Questions about metage
- What does metage mean?
- Metage means measurement, usually by weight, especially of coal for trading purposes.
- What is metage in Tamil?
- Metage in Tamil is எடையளவுக்குரிய தீர்வை அளவு. See Metage meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is metage?
- Metage is a noun.
- What is the plural of metage?
- The plural of metage is metages.
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