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scal⋅age

  [skey-lij]
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–noun
1. an assessed percentage deduction, as in weight or price, granted in dealings with goods that are likely to shrink, leak, or otherwise vary in the amount or weight originally stated.
2. the amount of lumber estimated to be contained in a log being scaled.
Origin:
1850–55, Americanism; scale 3 + -age
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scal·age   (skā'lĭj)   
n.  

  1. An assessed percentage of the total price or measured amount of goods being shipped or stored, used to figure a deduction from the price or amount to reflect normal shrinkage or depletion of the goods.

  2. The estimated amount of lumber in logs being scaled.

The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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