tonnage

tonnage (t[schwa]n-ij).

1. The capacity of a vessel for carrying freight or other loads, calculated in tons. — Also termed net tonnage. [Cases: Shipping

7. C.J.S. Shipping §§ 18–20.]

2. The total shipping tonnage of a country or port.

3. See tonnage duty under DUTY(4).

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