dispatch money

noun

A type of allowance given to a ship's charterer by the owner, in order to shorten the lay days stipulated in their mutual contract.

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Meanings

noundispatch money (countable and uncountable, plural dispatch moneys)

plural dispatch moneys

  1. countableuncountableeconomicsA type of allowance given to a ship's charterer by the owner, in order to shorten the lay days stipulated in their mutual contract.
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APA

dispatch money. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dispatch%20money

MLA

“dispatch money.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dispatch%20money. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “dispatch money,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dispatch%20money.

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