"wharfage" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈwɔː.fɪd͡ʒ/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˈwɔɹ.fɪd͡ʒ/ [General-American], /ˈhwɔɹ.fɪd͡ʒ/ (note: without the wine–whine merger) Forms: wharfages [plural]
Etymology: From Middle English wharfage; equivalent to wharf + -age. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|wharfage}} Middle English wharfage, {{suffix|en|wharf|age}} wharf + -age Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} wharfage (countable and uncountable, plural wharfages)
  1. A dock, quay, or pier. Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-wharfage-en-noun-V-tk6Tt5
  2. Wharfs collectively. Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-wharfage-en-noun-cFz-OKn9 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -age, Middle English entries with incorrect language header, Middle English entries with topic categories using raw markup, Middle English terms suffixed with -age, Pages with 2 entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 12 79 8 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -age: 27 53 19 Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 12 67 7 8 6 Disambiguation of Middle English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 16 45 21 11 7 Disambiguation of Middle English terms suffixed with -age: 24 34 14 16 12 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 8 69 7 9 7
  3. A fee charged for using a wharf. Tags: countable, uncountable Coordinate_terms (wharf usage fee): shorage, demurrage, cranage, tonnage, shippage
    Sense id: en-wharfage-en-noun-H76sDdj6 Disambiguation of 'wharf usage fee': 27 13 60
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms (all senses): dockage Derived forms: wharfinger
Disambiguation of 'all senses': 48 12 40

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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