tonnage

ton·nage  (tnj)

n.

1. The number of tons of water that a ship displaces when afloat.

2. The capacity of a merchant ship in units of 100 cubic feet.

3. A duty or charge per ton on cargo, as at a port or canal.

4. The total shipping of a country or port, figured in tons, with reference to carrying capacity.

5. Weight measured in tons.

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[ton + -age. Sense 3, Middle English, from Old French, from tonne, tun; see tonne.]

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tonnage, tunnage [ˈtʌnɪdʒ]

n

1. (Business / Commerce) the capacity of a merchant ship expressed in tons, for which purpose a ton is considered as 40 cubic feet of freight or 100 cubic feet of bulk cargo, unless such an amount would weigh more than 2000 pounds in which case the actual weight is used

2. (Business / Commerce) the weight of the cargo of a merchant ship

3. (Business / Commerce) the total amount of shipping of a port or nation, estimated by the capacity of its ships

4. (Business / Commerce) a duty on ships based either on their capacity or their register tonnage

[from Old French, from tonne barrel]

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

tonnage - a tax imposed on ships that enter the US; based on the tonnage of the ship tonnage duty, tunnage tariff, duty - a government tax on imports or exports; "they signed a treaty to lower duties on trade between their countries"

Translations

tonnage [ˈtʌnɪdʒ] N (= weight) → tonelaje m

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tonnage [ˈtʌnɪdʒ] n → tonnage m

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tonnage

n → Tonnage f

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tonnage [ˈtʌnɪdʒ] n (Naut) → tonnellaggio, stazza

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tonnage [ˈtʌnɪdʒ] n (Naut) → tonnellaggio, stazza

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tonnage, tonne ton