wharfage

noun

wharf·​age ˈ(h)wȯr-fij How to pronounce wharfage (audio)
1
a
: the provision or the use of a wharf
b
: the handling or stowing of goods on a wharf
2
: the charge for the use of a wharf
3
: the wharf accommodations of a place : wharves

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Blue Harvest has charged captains and crew on its vessels for maintenance, electronics and wharfage fees, among other expenses. Will Sennott, ProPublica, 22 July 2022 Stimpson said last year that cruising, before the pandemic halted the industry, attracted around $6 million in annual gross revenues from wharfage and parking alone. al, 25 Feb. 2022 Stimpson said in November that cruising attracts around $6 million in annual gross revenues from wharfage and parking alone. al, 4 Feb. 2022 Stimpson said that cruising brings in $6 million in annual gross revenues to the city from wharfage and parking alone, and some of that money is utilized to offset the existing debt on the Alabama Cruise Terminal. al, 11 Nov. 2021 The money was generated from wharfage and parking fees. al, 17 Mar. 2020 The money came from parking fees from visitors and wharfage fees assessed on the cruise ship being docked in Mobile. al, 4 May 2020 The money comes from parking fees from visitors and wharfage fees assessed on the cruise ship. al, 13 Apr. 2020

Word History

First Known Use

14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a

Time Traveler
The first known use of wharfage was in the 14th century

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“Wharfage.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/wharfage. Accessed 1 Dec. 2024.

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