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primage

[ prahy-mij ]

noun

  1. a small allowance formerly paid by a shipper to the master and crew of a vessel for the loading and care of the goods: now charged with the freight and retained by the shipowner.


primage

/ ˈ±è°ù²¹Éª³¾Éª»åÏô /

noun

  1. tax added to customs duty
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of primage1

1530–40; < Anglo-Latin ±è°ù¾±³¾Äå²µ¾±³Ü³¾; prime, -age
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Example Sentences

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In the clause commonly found in bills of lading, ½primage and average accustomed,¸ average means a kind of composition established by usage for such charges, which were formerly assessed by way of average.

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A word sometimes used for primage, or the trifling payment received by the master of a ship for care of goods.

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Primage, £3 9 0 Freight of 112 chests Tea on the Beaver, for Boston: feet.

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Five thousand dollars there was, and I sent it to the widow along with his primage.

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Not being paid by the month but by primage on the freight, he was a veritable "driver," and lost no opportunity to urge his vessel ahead, even at the risk of starting a butt, springing a spar, or losing a man.

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