pipage

9.9

A fee charged for using pipes that carry water or gas

noun
/ˈpaɪpɪdʒ/

Archaic

: tarifa de tuberías

Your monthly bill includes a pipage based on the volume of water delivered.

Examples

The city council voted to reduce the pipage for residential users next year.
We need to pay the pipage bill by the end of the month.
Some industrial clients claim the pipage is too high compared to other municipalities.
The pipage was higher than I expected.
Your monthly bill includes a pipage based on the volume of water delivered.
The city council voted to reduce the pipage for residential users next year.
Some industrial clients claim the pipage is too high compared to other municipalities.

Synonyms

pumpage

vspipage

Specialized

8.2

A fee for moving liquids like water or fuel

is a fee for using fixed conduits to transport water, gas, or similar services

Surface Forms

pipage singular

pipages plural

Morphology

pipage = pipe (semi-transparent) = pipe + age

The word is formed from 'pipe' plus the noun-forming suffix '-age', but the specific sense of a payment or fee is specialized rather than fully predictable.

Etymology

Pipage comes from the simple word pipe and the ending -age, which often makes nouns meaning 'a charge', as in postage for sending mail. So pipage is a 'charge for pipes', which explains why it means a fee for water or gas pipes.