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Noun: demurrage  di'mur-ij or di'mú-rij
  1. A charge required as compensation for the delay of a ship or freight car or other cargo beyond its scheduled time of departure
     
  2. Detention of a ship or freight car or other cargo beyond its scheduled time of departure

Derived forms: demurrages

Type of: charge, delay, holdup

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