tunnage

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A form of tonnage — The number of tons of water that a floating ship displaces.

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tonnagetonnage duty
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Meanings

nountunnage (countable and uncountable, plural tunnages)

plural tunnages

  1. alternativecountableuncountableAlternative spelling of tonnage.

Synonyms & antonyms

nouna tax imposed on ships that enter the US; based on the tonnage of the ship

Similar
tonnagetonnage duty
Broader
dutytariff
Also see
tonnage

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

From tun + -age. Compare tonnage.

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Cite this entry
APA

tunnage. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tunnage

MLA

“tunnage.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tunnage. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “tunnage,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tunnage.

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