wharfage
noun
wharf·age
ˈ(h)wȯr-fij 
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Blue Harvest has charged captains and crew on its vessels for maintenance, electronics and wharfage fees, among other expenses.
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Will Sennott, ProPublica, 22 July 2022
Stimpson said last year that cruising, before the pandemic halted the industry, attracted around $6 million in annual gross revenues from wharfage and parking alone.
—al, 25 Feb. 2022
Stimpson said in November that cruising attracts around $6 million in annual gross revenues from wharfage and parking alone.
—al, 4 Feb. 2022
Stimpson said that cruising brings in $6 million in annual gross revenues to the city from wharfage and parking alone, and some of that money is utilized to offset the existing debt on the Alabama Cruise Terminal.
—al, 11 Nov. 2021
The money was generated from wharfage and parking fees.
—al, 17 Mar. 2020
The money came from parking fees from visitors and wharfage fees assessed on the cruise ship being docked in Mobile.
—al, 4 May 2020
The money comes from parking fees from visitors and wharfage fees assessed on the cruise ship.
—al, 13 Apr. 2020
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Will Sennott, ProPublica, 22 July 2022
Stimpson said last year that cruising, before the pandemic halted the industry, attracted around $6 million in annual gross revenues from wharfage and parking alone.
—al, 25 Feb. 2022
Stimpson said in November that cruising attracts around $6 million in annual gross revenues from wharfage and parking alone.
—al, 4 Feb. 2022
Stimpson said that cruising brings in $6 million in annual gross revenues to the city from wharfage and parking alone, and some of that money is utilized to offset the existing debt on the Alabama Cruise Terminal.
—al, 11 Nov. 2021
The money was generated from wharfage and parking fees.
—al, 17 Mar. 2020
The money came from parking fees from visitors and wharfage fees assessed on the cruise ship being docked in Mobile.
—al, 4 May 2020
The money comes from parking fees from visitors and wharfage fees assessed on the cruise ship.
—al, 13 Apr. 2020
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Word History
First Known Use
14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a
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The first known use of wharfage was
in the 14th century
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“Wharfage.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/wharfage. Accessed 5 Dec. 2023.
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