keelage

keel·age

K k

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [kee-lij]
- /ˈki lɪdʒ/
- /ˈkiː.lɪdʒ/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [kee-lij]
- /ˈki lɪdʒ/

Definitions of keelage word

noun keelage a toll on a merchant ship entering a port. 1
noun keelage The right of demanding a duty or toll for a ship entering port. 1
noun keelage a fee charged by certain ports to allow a ship to dock 0
noun keelage The duty or toll charged for a ship entering port. 0

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Origin of keelage

First appearance:

before 1670

One of the 47% oldest English words

First recorded in 1670-80; keel1 + -age

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Parts of speech for Keelage

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Keelage

keelage popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 55% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

keelage usage trend in Literature

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