tonnage
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- noun
- /ˈtʌnɪdʒ/
- Formal
:
tonelaje
- For ships less than 14,000 net tons, tonnage taxes are $0.40 per net ton.
- tonnage taxes
Examples
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For ships of 14,000 or more net tons, tonnage taxes are $0.10 per net ton, plus a flat annual fee of $3,800.
Academic text (2016) -
Then reduce the tonnage the permit allows by a small percentage each year.
Blog text (22) -
A registry and annual fee, based on tonnage, are normally the only charges made.
Academic text (2016) -
It entered the transatlantic passenger and freight trade at a fortunate time; there was a world shortage of tonnage from which the United Steamship Company could benefit.
Academic text (1993) -
Year-to-date Port Authority revenues of $168 million reflect an increase of 9 percent over 2011, led by steel tonnage, dredge disposal fees, and container revenues, and year-to-date operating expenses are down $3 million or 3 percent.
Blog text (13) -
The shipowner contacts LISCR in Virginia, which helps set up a corporation with a Liberian charter under which he or she can register a vessel with the payment of minimal application and administrative fees and nominal tonnage taxes.
Academic text (2016) -
The government raised the tonnage tax for ships entering the harbor, making it more expensive to do business.
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Under the new regulations, ships are required to pay a tonnage fee upon arrival at port.
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The tonnage tax is calculated based on the size of the vessel, impacting shipping costs significantly.
Synonyms
A tax charged on ships entering a country based on how much the ship can carry
A tax on ships based on their size when they enter a country
Compounds
- Formal
A tax charged on ships entering a country based on how much the ship can carry
How High
- Formal
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Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Tonnage comes from the old word tun, which meant a large wine 'barrel'. Long ago, ports charged a fee for each tun a ship carried, so tonnage became the word for that tax.