Groundage

/ˈɡraʊndɪdʒ/ noun

Definition

A fee or charge paid for the right to use or occupy ground or land, especially in a port or market.

Etymology

From 'ground' plus the suffix '-age' (a general noun-forming suffix), similar to 'moorage' or 'anchorage,' indicating a fee charged for using a particular space.

Kelly Says

Groundage was particularly important in medieval and early modern ports—records show merchants paying groundage fees to use specific plots for markets, and these fees were a significant revenue source for port cities.

Translations

AMአማርኛ
እሬት ጉዳት
e-reet gudaat
ARالعربية
رسوم أرضية
risoom ardhiyyah
BNবাংলা
ভূমি ক্ষতি
bhoomi kshti
CACatalà
dany per terra
da-ni per te-rra
CSČeština
poškození pozemku
po-shko-di-ni po-zem-ku
DADansk
jordskader
jord-ska-der
DEDeutsch
Bodenstrafe
bo-den-shtra-fe
ELΕλληνικά
ζημιά στην γη
zee-mee sta tin gee
ESEspañol
daño por tierra
dah-nyoh por teh-ehra
FAفارسی
損‌و‌خسارت زمین
son-o-khosarat zemin
FISuomi
maansiirto
ma-an-siir-to
FRFrançais
pénalité de terrain
pen-al-te de teh-ran
GUGU
ભૂમિ નુકસાન
bhoomi nu-ka-san
HAHA
baci a kasa
ba-ci a ka-sa
HEעברית
נזק לאדמה
na-zeik la-ada-ma
HIहिन्दी
भूमि क्षति
bhoomi kshaati
HUMagyar
földkárosodás
föld-ká-ro-so-dás
IDBahasa Indonesia
kerusakan tanah
kerusakan tanah
IGIG
nwụrụrụ ala
n-wu-ru-ru ala
ITItaliano
danni al suolo
dah-nee al soo-olo
JA日本語
敷設料
shi-setsu-ryo
KKKK
жер жерілі
jer jerili
KMKM
ការបំផ្លាញដី
ka-ar-bom-phlan-dei
KO한국어
땅 손해
ttang sonhae
MRMR
मृदा नुकसान
mru-da nu-ka-san
MSBahasa Melayu
kerosakan tanah
ke-ro-sa-kan tan-ah
MYမြန်မာ
မြေပြင် 손害
mye-pyin son-hai
NLNederlands
bodemvergoeding
bo-dem-ver-go-e-ding
NONorsk
jordskader
jord-ska-der
PAPA
ਧਰਤੀ ਨੁਕਸਾਨ
dhar-tee nu-ka-san
PLPolski
szkoda gruntowa
shko-da grunt-owa
PTPortuguês
danos terrestres
dah-nos teh-res-trees
RORomână
daune la sol
dow-ne la sol
RUРусский
штраф за землю
shtrat za zemlyu
SVSvenska
marksskada
mark-ska-da
SWKiswahili
uharibifu wa ardhi
oo-ha-ri-bi-fu wa ardhi
TAதமிழ்
மண்ணின் 손실
mannin sonnil
TEతెలుగు
భూమి నష్టం
bhoomi nashtam
THไทย
ค่าเสียหายจากพื้นดิน
ka sia hay jak p'lien din
TLTL
pinsala sa lupa
pin-sa-la sa loo-pa
TRTürkçe
zemin tazminatı
zemin taz-min-a-ti
UKУкраїнська
шкода землі
shkoda zemli
URاردو
زمین نقص
zemin naqis
VITiếng Việt
thiệt hại đất đai
t'hi-et-hai dat dai
YOYO
àwọn ẹ̀kọ̀ àlọ́pọ̀
awon eko alopo
ZH中文
土地费用
tǔ dì fèi yòng
ZUZU
ukuthi kwazulu
oo-koo-thee kwa-zoo-loo

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