单词 | primage |
释义 | primage1/ˈprʌɪmɪdʒ/noun 1Originally: a customary payment to the master and crew of a ship for loading and taking care of the cargo. In later use also: a percentage added to a freight charge to cover the cost of loading or unloading a ship. Now historical. 2A duty paid to the local Trinity House society on goods brought into a particular port, especially Newcastle-upon-Tyne. Now historical. 3Chiefly Australian and NZ. An additional or special customs duty on imported goods. OriginLate 15th century. Apparently from post-classical Latin primagium payment for loading or unloading, of uncertain origin. primage2/ˈprʌɪmɪdʒ/Engineering. Now rare noun Water present as droplets suspended in the steam from a boiler; the amount of this. OriginLate 19th century. From prime + -age. Compare French primage passage of water in the form of spray into the cylinder of an engine boiler, along with the steam, the amount of water present in this form. |
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