wheelage

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noun

A fee charged for transporting goods on wheels.

OriginEnglish wheel ← Middle English whel ← Old English hwēol →
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Meanings

nounwheelage (uncountable)
  1. uncountableA fee charged for transporting goods on wheels.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*kʷelh₁-redup.
  2. Proto-Indo-European*kʷekʷléh₂
  3. Proto-Germanic*hweulō
  4. Old Englishhwēol
  5. Middle Englishwhel
  6. Englishwheel
  7. Englishwheelage

From wheel + -age.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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