English Explanatory Dictionary

wharfage

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A dock, quay, or pier.
  2. Wharfs collectively.
  3. A fee charged for using a wharf.

Pronunciation

/ˈwɔː.fɪd͡ʒ/ [ˈwɔː.fɪd͡ʒ] /ˈʍɔː.fɪd͡ʒ/ [ˈʍɔː.fɪd͡ʒ] /ˈwoɹ.fɪd͡ʒ/ [ˈwoɹ.fɪd͡ʒ] /ˈwɔɹ.fɪd͡ʒ/ [ˈwɔɹ.fɪd͡ʒ] /ˈʍoɹ.fɪd͡ʒ/ [ˈʍoɹ.fɪd͡ʒ] /ˈʍɔɹ.fɪd͡ʒ/ [ˈʍɔɹ.fɪd͡ʒ]

Word forms

wharfage wharfages

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Germanic *hwerbaną Proto-West Germanic *hwerban Old English hweorfan Middle English wharf Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂tos Proto-Italic *-ātos Latin -ātus Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icus Latin -āticus Latin -āticum Old French -agebor. Middle English -age Middle English wharfage English wharfage From Middle English wharfage; equivalent to wharf + -age.

Synonyms

dockage

Related words

marina

Derived words

wharfinger
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