moorage

moor·age

M m

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [moo r-ij]
- /ˈmʊər ɪdʒ/
- /ˈmʊərɪʤ/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [moo r-ij]
- /ˈmʊər ɪdʒ/

Definitions of moorage word

noun moorage a place for mooring. 1
noun moorage a charge or payment for the use of moorings. 1
noun moorage an act or instance of mooring or the state of being moored. 1
noun moorage The act of mooring. 1
noun moorage a place for mooring a vessel 0
noun moorage a charge for mooring 0

See all 10 definitions of moorage

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Origin of moorage

First appearance:

before 1640

One of the 44% oldest English words

First recorded in 1640-50; moor2 + -age

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Parts of speech for Moorage

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Moorage

moorage popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 68% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 51% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

moorage usage trend in Literature

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