Meaning Of The Word Tonnage

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tonnage
variable noun: The tonnage of a ship is its size or the amount of space that it has inside it for cargo.

tonnage in American English
a duty or tax on ships, based on tons carried
noun: the capacity of a merchant vessel, expressed either in units of weight, as deadweight tons, or of volume, as gross tons

tonnage in British English
noun: the capacity of a merchant ship expressed in tons, for which purpose a ton is considered as 40 cubic feet of freight or 100 cubic feet of bulk cargo, unless such an amount would weigh more than 2000 pounds in which case the actual weight is used

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