weighage

A merchant pays the weighage for his goods at the market.

Definition

1. Noun:
   • Fee for weighing: "weighage" refers to a charge or duty paid for the official weighing of goods or merchandise, especially in commercial or customs contexts.

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • The merchant had to pay weighage at the port before shipping his goods. (A fee for the official weighing of the cargo.)
  • Weighage is often included in the total cost of imported materials. (The charge for weighing is part of the overall expense.)

Advanced Usage

• "Weighage dues": specific fees levied for the weighing of items at a market, dock, or warehouse.
  • The weighage dues were collected by the harbor authority. (The fees for weighing were gathered by the port officials.)

Variants and Related Words

• Weigh (verb): to measure the weight of something.
  • The clerk will weigh the package before shipping. (To determine its heaviness.)
• Weighbridge (n): a machine for weighing vehicles and their loads.
  • Trucks must stop at the weighbridge for inspection. (A large scale for vehicles.)

Synonyms

• Tonnage: a charge based on weight, often for shipping.
• Tare: the weight of a container or vehicle, used to calculate net weight, but not a direct synonym for the fee.

Related Idioms

• "Weigh in": to participate in a discussion or argument, or to have one's weight measured officially.
  • The expert weighed in on the debate about trade tariffs. (He contributed his opinion.)
  • The boxer weighed in at 150 pounds. (He had his weight measured before the match.)

Phrasal Verbs

• Weigh out: to measure a specific amount of something by weight.
  • The chemist weighed out the ingredients for the experiment. (He measured them carefully.)
• Weigh down: to make something heavy or burdened.
  • The extra weighage fees weighed down the company's budget. (The charges created a financial burden.)