wharfage

== English == === Etymology === From Middle English wharfage; equivalent to wharf +‎ -age. === Pronunciation === (non-rhotic) (Received Pronunciation) (wine–whine merger) IPA(key): /ˈwɔː.fɪd͡ʒ/, [ˈwɔː.fɪd͡ʒ] (without the wine–whine merger) IPA(key): /ˈʍɔː.fɪd͡ʒ/, [ˈʍɔː.fɪd͡ʒ] (rhotic) (General American) (wine–whine merger) IPA(key): /ˈwoɹ.fɪd͡ʒ/, [ˈwoɹ.fɪd͡ʒ]; /ˈwɔɹ.fɪd͡ʒ/, [ˈwɔɹ.fɪd͡ʒ] (without the wine–whine merger) IPA(key): /ˈʍoɹ.fɪd͡ʒ/, [ˈʍoɹ.fɪd͡ʒ]; /ˈʍɔɹ.fɪd͡ʒ/, [ˈʍɔɹ.fɪd͡ʒ] Rhymes: -ɔː(ɹ)fɪdʒ Hyphenation: wharf‧age === Noun === wharfage (countable and uncountable, plural wharfages) A dock, quay, or pier. Synonym: dockage Wharfs collectively. Synonym: dockage A fee charged for using a wharf. Synonym: dockage Coordinate terms: shorage, demurrage, cranage, tonnage, shippage; pilotage ==== Derived terms ==== ==== See also ==== == Middle English == === Alternative forms === wharvage, wharffage, warfeage === Etymology === From wharf + -age. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /hwarˈfaːd͡ʒ(ə)/ === Noun === wharfage (uncountable) (rare) utilisation of a wharf wharfage (wharf fee) ==== Descendants ==== English: wharfage ==== References ==== “wharfāǧe, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 12 December 2019.