demurrage
nounEtymology 1640s, 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.
2
compensation paid for such detention
3
a charge made for exchanging currency for bullion
4
the cost associated with owning or holding currency over a given period
5
a type of currency which requires paying a fee to store money; a type of currency that discourages using money as a store of value
- Antonyms
- despatch