Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun demurrage

2 senses of demurrage

Sense 1
demurrage -- (a charge required as compensation for the delay of a ship or freight car or other cargo beyond its scheduled time of departure)
       => charge -- (the price charged for some article or service; "the admission charge")

Sense 2
demurrage -- (detention of a ship or freight car or other cargo beyond its scheduled time of departure)
       => delay, holdup -- (the act of delaying; inactivity resulting in something being put off until a later time)