Wharfage — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

a fee charged for the use of a wharf or quay

a platform built out from the shore into the water and supported by piles; provides access to ships and boats

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/wˈɔːɹfɪdʒ/

🇬🇧British English

/wˈɔːfɪdʒ/

🇮🇳Indian English

/wˈɔːfɪdʒ/

2 syllables Say it as /wˈɔːɹfɪdʒ/.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

quayage wharf pier dock

Word Forms

wharf	verb	provide with a wharf
dock	verb	maneuver into a dock

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Kai

Für die Nutzung eines Kais oder Kais wird eine Gebühr erhoben

🇫🇷French

quai

des frais facturés pour l'utilisation d'un quai ou d'un quai

🇪🇸Spanish

muelle

una tarifa cobrada por el uso de un muelle o muelle

🇮🇹Italian

molo

una tassa applicata per l'uso di un molo o di una banchina

🇳🇱Dutch

werf

een vergoeding die in rekening wordt gebracht voor het gebruik van een werf of kade

🇵🇹Portuguese

cais

uma taxa cobrada pela utilização de um cais ou cais

🇷🇺Russian

пристань

плата, взимаемая за использование причала или пристани

India

🇮🇳Hindi

घाटशुल्क

घाट या घाट के उपयोग के लिए लिया जाने वाला शुल्क

🇧🇩Bengali

ঘাট

একটি ঘাট বা ওয়ে ব্যবহারের জন্য চার্জ করা হয়

🇮🇳Tamil

போர்க்கப்பல்

ஒரு வார்ஃப் அல்லது கவே பயன்படுத்துவதற்கு கட்டணம் வசூலிக்கப்படுகிறது

🇮🇳Telugu

నౌకాశ్రయం

వార్ఫ్ లేదా క్వే యొక్క ఉపయోగం కోసం వసూలు చేయబడిన రుసుము

🇮🇳Marathi

घाट

घाट किंवा घाटाच्या वापरासाठी आकारले जाणारे शुल्क

🇮🇳Gujarati

વ્હાર્ફેજ

વ્હાર્ફ અથવા ક્વેના ઉપયોગ માટે વસૂલવામાં આવતી ફી

🇮🇳Kannada

ಹಡಗುಕಟ್ಟೆ

ವಾರ್ಫ್ ಅಥವಾ ಕ್ವೇ ಬಳಕೆಗೆ ಶುಲ್ಕ ವಿಧಿಸಲಾಗುತ್ತದೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

വാർഫേജ്

ഒരു വാർഫ് അല്ലെങ്കിൽ കടവിൻറെ ഉപയോഗത്തിന് ഈടാക്കുന്ന ഒരു ഫീസ്

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਘਾਟ

ਘਾਟ ਜਾਂ ਖੱਡ ਦੀ ਵਰਤੋਂ ਲਈ ਫੀਸ ਲਈ ਜਾਂਦੀ ਹੈ

🇵🇰Urdu

گھاٹ

گھاٹ یا کوے کے استعمال کے لیے وصول کی جانے والی فیس

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

码头

使用码头或码头收取的费用

🇯🇵Japanese

埠頭

埠頭または岸壁の使用料

🇰🇷Korean

부두 사용료

부두 사용에 대해 부과되는 요금

🇻🇳Vietnamese

bến tàu

một khoản phí phải trả cho việc sử dụng cầu cảng hoặc bến cảng

🇹🇭Thai

ท่าเรือ

ค่าธรรมเนียมที่เรียกเก็บสำหรับการใช้ท่าเทียบเรือหรือท่าเทียบเรือ

🇮🇩Indonesian

bea pelabuhan

biaya yang dikenakan untuk penggunaan dermaga atau dermaga

🇵🇭Filipino

pantalan

bayad na sinisingil para sa paggamit ng pantalan o pantalan

🇲🇾Malay

dermaga

bayaran yang dikenakan untuk penggunaan dermaga atau dermaga

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

رصيف

رسم يتم فرضه على استخدام الرصيف أو الرصيف

🇮🇷Persian

اسکله

هزینه ای که برای استفاده از اسکله یا اسکله دریافت می شود

🇹🇷Turkish

iskele

iskele veya rıhtım kullanımı için alınan ücret

🇮🇱Hebrew

רציף

תשלום שנגבה עבור השימוש ברציף או ברציף

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