TONNAGE
Dictionary entry overview: What does tonnage mean? • TONNAGE (noun)
The noun TONNAGE has 1 sense:
1. a tax imposed on ships that enter the US; based on the tonnage of the ship
Familiarity information: TONNAGE used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
• TONNAGE (noun)
Meaning:
A tax imposed on ships that enter the US; based on the tonnage of the ship
Classified under:
Nouns denoting possession and transfer of possession
Synonyms:
tonnage; tonnage duty; tunnage
Hypernyms ("tonnage" is a kind of...):
duty; tariff (a government tax on imports or exports)
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