d 2 e 1 m 3 u 1 r 1 r 1 a 1 g 2 e 1
9 letters · 13 points in Scrabble
Meaning
noun a charge required as compensation for the delay of a ship or freight car or other cargo beyond its scheduled time of departure
noun detention of a ship or freight car or other cargo beyond its scheduled time of departure
origin1640s, from Old French demorage, from demorer (English demur), from Latin dēmorārī (“to tarry”). By surface analysis, demur (“delay”) + -age, with doubled ‘r’ to clarify pronunciation and avoid ambiguity with demure.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 3.0
Words from these letters
- reargued 10
- redargue 10
- demurer 10
- dreamer 10
- eardrum 10
- meagrer 10
- rearmed 10
- redream 10
- degame 10
- degerm 10
- gaumed 10
- merged 10