The action of directing or dispatching. Now only in address commission n. at compounds 2.
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| 释义 | society > trade and finance > fees and taxes > payment for labour or service > [noun] > sailor's pay > types of (7) address1562 The action of directing or dispatching. Now only in address commission n. at compounds 2. full pay1579 the full amount of a person's salary or wages (see also quot. 1867); frequently contrasted with half pay, n. 1. river pay1708 a payment made to sailors by a merchant or the captain of a merchant vessel, usually for work done in preparing the ship for a voyage. flag-pay1719 the pay of a flag-officer or admiral. port pay1758 wages paid by or in a port; spec. wages paid to a sailor for time spent in port. allotment1766 Originally British. In the Navy: the payment of part of a seaman's wages to a nominated person, typically a spouse or family member; a payment of… portage1809 In full mariner portage, mariner's portage. An amount of space or weight on board a ship allowed to a mariner for his own cargo in lieu of wages… |
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