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Meaning primage meaning

What does primage mean?

primage noun

— (archaic) A payment made for loading or unloading a ship, or for care of goods during transit by ship.

— (archaic, UK) An import duty levied by a guild of harbour pilots (especially at Kingston-upon-Hull and Newcastle-upon-Tyne).

— (Australia, New Zealand) An additional import duty levied by customs.

primage noun

— (engineering, rare) Droplets of water suspended in steam (especially in the cylinder of a steam engine).

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