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demurrage

noun

/dɪˈmʌrɪdʒ/

Meaning

a charge payable to the owner of a ship or vehicle for not loading or unloading on time

The company had to pay demurrage for delaying the unloading of goods.

delay charge, penalty fee, detention fee

waiver, exemption

pay demurrage, incur demurrage, demurrage charges

the act of changing the order or position of something

the star around which the earth orbits; the source of light and heat for planets

A unit of force in the centimeter-gram-second (cgs) system equal to 10⁻⁵ newtons.

the beginning or initial stage of something

a spherical or rounded object; the earth; a spherical model of the earth

an advantage or profit gained from something; a helpful or good effect