demurrage

Plural: demurrages

Noun

• a charge required as compensation for the delay of a ship or freight car or other cargo beyond its scheduled time of departure
• detention of a ship or freight car or other cargo beyond its scheduled time of departure
• the detention of a ship or other freight vehicle, during delayed loading or unloading
• compensation paid for such detention
• a charge made for exchanging currency for bullion
• the cost associated with owning or holding currency over a given period
• a type of currency which requires paying a fee to store money; a type of currency that discourages using money as a store of value

Antonyms

despatch