| 释义 |
stealage|ˈstiːlɪdʒ|
[f. steal v.1 + -age.]
a. Losses due to stealing.
b. nonce-use. The right of stealing.
1769J. Wedgwood Let. 7 Apr. (1965) 72 On calculating the expence, breakage, and stealage by Sea, and comparing it with Land Carriage, I find there is about half saved. 1865S. Hughes Gas-works (ed. 2) 249 Mr. Croll..estimated that one-sixth of the whole gas sent out would be absorbed by leakage and stealage. 1884H. George Soc. Probl. ii. 25 [A man] who would administer the government of these municipalities for fifty per cent. of present waste and stealage! 1888J. A. Morgan Bankside Shaks. I. Introd. 16 Did Shakespeare sell the stealage as well the stage-right of his plays? |