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ton⋅nage

  [tuhn-ij]
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–noun
1. the capacity of a merchant vessel, expressed either in units of weight, as deadweight tons, or of volume, as gross tons.
2. ships collectively considered with reference to their carrying capacity or together with their cargoes.
3. a duty on ships or boats at so much per ton of cargo or freight, or according to the capacity in tons.
Also, tunnage.

Origin:
1375–1425; late ME: duty < OF. See ton 1 , -age
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ton·nage   (tŭn'ĭj)   
n.  

  1. The number of tons of water that a ship displaces when afloat.

  2. The capacity of a merchant ship in units of 100 cubic feet.

  3. A duty or charge per ton on cargo, as at a port or canal.

  4. The total shipping of a country or port, figured in tons, with reference to carrying capacity.

  5. Weight measured in tons.


[ton + -age. Sense 3, Middle English, from Old French, from tonne, tun; see tonne.]
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tonnage

in shipping, the total number of tons registered or carried, or the total carrying capacity.

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Encyclopedia Britannica, 2008. Encyclopedia Britannica Online.
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