wharfage

wharf·age  (hwôrfj, wôrfj)

n.

1.

a. The use of wharves or a wharf.

b. The charges for this usage.

2. A group of wharves.

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wharfage

a fee charged for the use of a wharf and its facilities.

See also: Dues and Payment

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Wharfage wharves collectively, 1807.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	wharfage - a fee charged for the use of a wharf or quay quayage fee - a fixed charge for a privilege or for professional services
	2.	wharfage - a platform built out from the shore into the water and supported by piles; provides access to ships and boats pier, wharf, dock bitt, bollard - a strong post (as on a wharf or quay or ship for attaching mooring lines); "the road was closed to vehicular traffic with bollards" levee - a pier that provides a landing place on a river platform - a raised horizontal surface; "the speaker mounted the platform" quay - wharf usually built parallel to the shoreline shipside - the part of a wharf that is next to a ship