Word: demurrages
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: de
murra
ges
Definition: Plural of demurrage; a charge required as compensation for the delay of a ship or freight car or other cargo beyond its scheduled time of departure
Morphemes:
Affix: demur
Language: en
Meaning: delay
Etymology Compounds: Affix: de-
Language: la
Decoded: de-
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: de-
Affix: morari
Language: la
Decoded: morari
Meaning: to delay
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.
Affix: -s
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form the plurals of numerals, letters, some abbreviations and some nouns, usually because the omission of an apostrophe would make the meaning unclear or ambiguous.