| 词汇 | demurrage |
| 释义 | demurrage noun[ U ] uk /dɪˈmʌr.ɪdʒ/ us /dɪˈmɝː.ɪdʒ/ law, sailing specialized money that must be paid when a chartered(= rented) ship is used for longer than agreed, or when goods are collected later than the agreed time after being taken off a chartered ship（包船等的）逾期使用费;（货物等的）滞期保管费 Paying money 2FA 2SV ante up (something) burn a hole in someone's pocketidiom buying power cost-cutting fund non-contributory overpaid put someone through something put something towards something reimburse run to something self-finance set someone back (something) spend spent splurge sponsor tipper Not to go over, after all the trouble and expense I have incurred—after all the risk of discovery, and the expense of freight and demurrage! That the ship was delayed, at a demurrage of an hundred dollars a day, for upwards of three months, waiting in vain for a better market. The factory estimate the loss to the Company, including port charges, demurrage, and factory charges allowed the captain, at sixty-nine thousand nine hundred and ninety-three dollars, or about twenty thousand pounds sterling. The net result was that these vessels were held up for nearly two weeks and the high price of transportation coupled with the very large demurrage practically wiped out all the profits. Who knows anything about this claim for demurrage? demurrage | Business Englishdemurrage noun[ U ] TRANSPORTuk /dɪˈmʌrɪdʒ/us money that has to be paid when a chartered(= rented) ship is used for longer than agreed, or when goods are collected later than the agreed time after being taken off a chartered ship Examples of demurragedemurrage One has two days to clear the wagon before demurrage is payable. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Some of the cost was for demurrage because the ships could not get into port. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 It is quite realised that demurrage was only imposed owing to the abnormal conditions. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Rates of demurrage are at present under consideration. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The present position is that traders who fail to clear railway wagons within a reasonable period are liable to demurrage or siding rent charges. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 If not, what is the estimate of the outstanding claims for compensation or demurrage or damage? From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 We do not know what claims are expected from ship owners for demurrage, damages, etc. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 For an aeroplane to stand idle on a runway, in shipping terms, would be called demurrage. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 As a result demurrage and other charges mount up which the exporter cannot recover. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Who pays the demurrage charge for these particular wagons? From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 It would not be fair to the collieries, whose wagons are delayed much longer, not in the form of demurrage, but on the railways. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I do not quite understand what is meant by charging demurrage. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The ordinary demurrage charged on vessels of 10,000 tons and over is approximately £80 per day. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 It is possible, and, if so, has anything been done, to increase the demurrage charges, and to place sanctions upon these delinquents. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I want to see the time when there will be no demurrage payable. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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