lockage
9.9
A fee paid to pass a boat through a canal lock
- noun
- /ˈlɑːkɪdʒ/
- Specialized
:
tasa de esclusa
- The boat was charged a lockage fee to pass through the canal lock.
Examples
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Darcy's testimony does not specify a lockage fee, but refers to a "vessel user fee" to supplement an existing tax on fuel for commercial vessels.
Blog text (14) -
She was surprised by the high lockage fee for using the waterway.
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Before entering the lock, the captain prepared to pay the lockage cost.
How Expensive
surcharge
31
5.5
31
5.5
toll
85
3.8
85
3.8
lockage
- Specialized
to charge
808
2.0
808
2.0
small fee
9
1.0
9
1.0
free of charge
39
1.2
39
1.2
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Lockage comes from the word lock (a 'gate' that stops or lifts water) and the suffix -age, which often makes nouns for a charge, as in postage ('cost to send a letter'). So, lockage can mean the 'charge' or fee for passing through a lock.