draftage

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

draft +‎ -age, from draft (“quantity”).

Noun[edit]

draftage (uncountable)

  1. (Australia, historical) A fee charged on a small proportion of the dry weight of certain types of goods being shipped.
    • 1949, Australia. Bureau of Mineral Resources, Geology and Geophysics, The Australian Mineral Industry: Economic Notes and Statistics, page 82:
      Payment for ores and concentrates, etc. — A deduction of 1 per cent. is made from the net dry weight of all fine materials as draftage.
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