groundage

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈɡraʊndɪdʒ/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(groun′dij)


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025
ground•age  (groun′dij),USA pronunciation n. [Brit.]
  1. Governmenta tax levied on ships that anchor in a port.
  • late Middle English grondage. See ground1, -age 1400–50

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
groundage / ˈɡraʊndɪdʒ/
  1. a fee levied on a vessel entering a port or anchored off a shore

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