What does it mean? - '' demurrage''?
Cited from A Servant of Sarawak: Reminiscences of a Crown Counsel in 1950s Borneo

" Unloading would take at least 10 days and involve a huge sum in demurrage."

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What does it mean? - '' demurrage''?
Cited from A Servant of Sarawak: Reminiscences of a Crown Counsel in 1950s Borneo

" Unloading would take at least 10 days and involve a huge sum in demurrage."

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the cost for detaining a vessel longer than necessary, or the cost associated with holding a currency, or something of value.  th longer you have it in your possession the less value it holds because it is not in use

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it  is that  the  goods   or  some imformation  of  that   unloading told ,  it cost not  only   10  days  long  but  also  money  to  download  it

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that  unloading  think would   take  10   days  unless  having  loaded

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In  this  case  ,  demurrage , means  the  paid  you  should  give

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