lockage
1
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
23
5.5
23
5.5
toll
88
3.8
88
3.8
lockage
1
9.9
- Specialized
1
9.9
to charge
578
2.0
578
2.0
small fee
16
1.0
16
1.0
free of charge
41
1.2
41
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.