Bible Dictionaries
Demurrage

Webster's Dictionary

(1):

(n.) The allowance made to the master or owner of the ship for such delay or detention.

(2):

(n.) The detention of a vessel by the freighter beyond the time allowed in her charter party for loading, unloading, or sailing.

Bibliography Information
Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Demurrage'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​web/​d/demurrage.html. 1828.