Dues and Payment

Dues and Payment

See also finance; money
anchoragea toll charged for anchoring in a harbor.brassagea fee or charge levied for the coining of money.brokeragea broker’s fee or commission.carriagea fee charged for transportation.cartagea fee charged for carting of goods.cellaragea fee charged for storage in a cellar.corkagea fee charged in restaurants for opening a bottle of wine brought in by a patron.demurragethe charge levied for the delay of a ship at mooring beyond the time stipulated for unloading or other purposes.dockagea fee charged for the use of a doek.drayagethe fee charged for the use of a dray.expressagea fee charged for transporting goods by any form of express.freightagea fee charged for the transportation of goods, merchandise, etc.hallageObsolete. 1. a fee charged for sale of goods in a hall.
2. a commission or consignment fee.haulagea fee charged for hauling goods, as on a railroad or truck.honorariuma fee for professional services.lighteragea fee charged for transportation by lighter.metagethe fee charged for the official measurement of weight or volume, as applied to certain commodities.meteragea fee charged for measurement.pedagea fee paid for passing on foot, as through a toll-gate.perquisitea payment in addition to fee or salary, usually customary to the particular occupation; a fringe benefit. Also perk.piccageBritish. a fee or tax charged for breaking ground at a fair.pilotagea fee charged for piloting a vessel into or out of a harbor.poundagea fee or fine charged for releasing animals from a pound.quarteragea payment that is due quarterly or four times a year.retainerthe fee paid to a professional person, as a lawyer, to engage his services.salvagecompensation paid to those who recover a ship or its contents or cargo after sinking, damage, or abandonment.scutage(in the feudal system) a payment, made to a lord in lieu of military service, by the holder of a property in fee.solatium1. payment or other recompense for mental suffering or financial or other loss.
2. Scots Law. a provision for a sum of money to be paid to an injured party by the party responsible for the injury, over and above compensation paid for damages for injury to feelings.tallage(in the feudal system) a compulsory tax paid to a lord by a tenant.wardagea fee charged for keeping guard or watch. Also ealled ward penny.weregild, wergild(in Anglo-Saxon society) a payment made to the family of a slain man by his killer or the killer’s family as compensation, atonement, and to avoid reprisals.wharfagea fee charged for the use of a wharf and its facilities.