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单词 primage
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primage

[ prahy-mij ]
/ ˈpraɪ mɪdʒ /

noun

a small allowance formerly paid by a shipper to the master and crew of a vessel for the loading and care of the goods: now charged with the freight and retained by the shipowner.

Origin of primage

1530–40; <Anglo-Latin primāgium;see prime, -age

Words nearby primage

prima donna, primaeval, prima facie, prima facie case, prima facie evidence, primage, prima inter pares, primal, primal scene, primal scream, primal therapy
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Example sentences from the Web for primage

  • A word sometimes used for primage, or the trifling payment received by the master of a ship for care of goods.

    The Sailor's Word-Book|William Henry Smyth
  • They sailed for nominal wages and primage, or five per cent of the gross freight paid the vessel.

    The Old Merchant Marine|Ralph D. Paine
  • Five thousand dollars there was, and I sent it to the widow along with his primage.

    Deephaven and Selected Stories &amp; Sketches|Sarah Orne Jewett

British Dictionary definitions for primage

primage
/ (ˈpraɪmɪdʒ) /

noun

NZ tax added to customs duty
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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