Demurrage
Definition
An archaic commercial or regional term designating an old port fee, a demurrage allowance paid for the delay of a ship, or a fee charged for the temporary storage of goods in warehouses. In 19th-century Danubian maritime documents, the word reflects local adaptations of Western European merchant jargon.
Bilingual Equivalents
- Demurrage
- Port fee
Grammatical & Source Details
| Inflection Type | Neuter noun, regular plural structural shifts ending in '-uri', genitive-dative singular: alenșigului. |
| Formation | Lexical borrowing adapted from historical maritime trade slangs, structurally integrated into regional port authority records. |
| Spelling / Pronunciation | [a.len.ˈʃiɡ] |
| Source | Lexicon of Nineteenth-Century Commercial Navigation Laws and Regional Nouns |
Contextual Usage Examples
RO: Căpitanul corabiei a trebuit să achite un alenșig consistent din cauza zilelor pierdute în port din pricina furtunii.
EN: The ship's captain had to pay a substantial demurrage fee due to the days lost in port because of the storm.
RO: În registrul vămii din Galați era trecut fiecare alenșig perceput negustorilor străini pentru descărcarea grânelor.
EN: In the customs ledger of Galați, every single storage fee levied on foreign merchants for unloading grain was recorded.
RO: O asemenea chitanță de alenșig dovedește controlul riguros aplicat asupra tranzitului de mărfuri pe Dunăre.
EN: Such a demurrage receipt proves the rigorous control applied over the transit of goods on the Danube.
Idioms & Phrases
Plată de alenșig / Demurrage payment
RO: Achitarea formală a penalităților datorate pentru depășirea timpului contractual alocat încărcării sau descărcării unui vas.
EN: The formal settlement of penalties owed for exceeding the contractual time allocated for loading or unloading a vessel.
A percepe alenșig / To levy storage fees
RO: Dreptul legal al autorităților portuare vechi de a taxa mărfurile lăsate pe chei dincolo de termenul aprobat.
EN: The legal right of old port authorities to tax goods left on the quay beyond the approved deadline.
Alenșig vamal / Customs storage tax
RO: Sintagmă administrativă istorică ce definea birul stabilit pentru verificarea amănunțită a baxurilor comerciale sigilate.
EN: A historical administrative phrase that defined the tax established for the detailed inspection of sealed commercial crates.
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