working one's passage

A form of work one's passage — To pay for one's voyage by working while on board, rather than by paying a fare.

Ask AI about this wordChatGPTClaudePerplexityGoogle AIGrok

Meanings

verb
  1. gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of work one's passage
Cite this entry
APA

working one's passage. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/working%20one's%20passage

MLA

“working one's passage.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/working%20one's%20passage. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “working one's passage,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/working%20one's%20passage.

Source: working one's passage on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.