linage

1 9.1

The number of printed lines in text like newspapers used to measure space or price

noun
/ˈlɪnɪdʒ/

Archaic

: lineaje

The article was measured in linage to determine the cost.
advertising linage
ad linage

Examples

Editors requested a reduction in linage to save space in the newspaper.
Increasing the linage of your article may result in higher publication costs.
The advertisement is priced according to its linage rather than its size.
Each linage in the newspaper affects the overall budget.
The advertising department calculated the total linage to determine how much to charge clients.
Our newspaper's linage is measured every month to assess revenue from ads.
In publishing, linage is essential for evaluating how much space is used for advertisements.

Surface Forms

linage singular

linages plural

Morphology

linage = line (transparent) = line + age

The word is formed regularly from 'line' plus the noun-forming suffix '-age' to denote a quantity or amount measured in lines.

Etymology

Linage comes from the simple word line and the ending -age, which means 'an amount' or 'a total', as in mileage, the number of miles. So linage means the 'number of lines' in printed text and is used by publishers to measure space or set payment.