TONNAGE DUTY

Pronunciation (US):

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

A tax imposed on ships that enter the US; based on the tonnage of the ship

Synonyms:

tonnage; tonnage duty; tunnage

Classified under:

Nouns denoting possession and transfer of possession

Hypernyms ("tonnage duty" is a kind of...):

duty; tariff (a government tax on imports or exports)

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