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pumpage

pumpage

8.2
A fee for moving liquids like water or fuel
  • noun
  • /ˈpʌmɪdʒ/
  • Specialized
: cobro por bombeo
  • A small pumpage is charged for each delivery to cover equipment costs.

Examples

  • Customers questioned the new pumpage added to their monthly water bills.

  • The invoice included a pumpage for transferring the oil from the tanker.

  • The pumpage fee was higher than expected.

  • Some companies charge extra for pumpage services.

  • The invoice included a pumpage for transferring the oil from the tanker.

  • Customers questioned the new pumpage added to their monthly water bills.

  • A small pumpage is charged for each delivery to cover equipment costs.

How Expensive

pumpage
  • Specialized
8.2
fee
806 1.0
small fee
16 1.0

Surface Forms

pumpage singular
pumpages plural

Morphology

pumpage = pump (transparent) = pump + age

Formed by the verb 'pump' plus the noun-forming suffix '-age' where meaning (action/result or charge) follows familiar patterns like 'postage' or 'drainage'.

Etymology

Pumpage comes from the plain word pump ('to move liquid') plus the ending -age, which often makes a noun meaning a 'fee', as in postage. So pumpage can mean the charge you pay for pumping.