释义 |
dock·age I. \-ij, -ēj\ noun (-s) Etymology: dock (IV) + -age 1. : a charge for the use of a dock 2. : docking facilities 3. : the docking of ships II. noun (-s) Etymology: dock (III) + -age 1. : a deduction (as from wages, a going price, or the recorded weight of a salable commodity) taken or withheld (as by an employer or purchaser) as compensation for some defect 2. : the foreign material in market grain (as wheat) that is readily removable by ordinary cleaning devices |