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petty average

petty average noun: a minor, incidental expense incurred during a ship's voyage, traditionally borne entirely by the shipowner.

Noun

petty average (plural petty averages)

  1. (historical) A minor, incidental expense incurred during a ship's voyage, traditionally borne entirely by the shipowner.

Forms of petty average

pluralpetty averages

Questions about petty average

What does petty average mean?
Petty average means a minor, incidental expense incurred during a ship's voyage, traditionally borne entirely by the shipowner.
What part of speech is petty average?
Petty average is a noun.
What is the plural of petty average?
The plural of petty average is petty averages.

Words near petty average in the dictionary

  1. Pettus
  2. Pettway
  3. Pettways
  4. petty
  5. petty apartheid
  6. petty average
  7. petty averages
  8. petty bag
  9. petty bourgeois
  10. petty bourgeoisie
  11. petty bourgeoisies

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