Word: ballastage
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: bal
last
age
Definition: A toll paid for the privilege of taking up ballast in a port or harbour.
Morphemes:
Affix: ballast
Language: en
PoS: Verb
Meaning: To stabilize or load a ship with ballast.
Affix: -age
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: forming nouns indicating a charge, toll, or fee
Etymology Compounds: Affix: -āticum
Language: la
Decoded: -aticum
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form nouns indicating pertinence to the root verb or noun.