TONNAGE Synonyms
There are 11 hypernyms of the word tonnage. (close relations)
Definition of TONNAGE
tonnages
Best Alternative Words for TONNAGE
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burden | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • an onerous or difficult concern • weight to be borne or conveyed • the central meaning or theme of a speech or literary work • the central idea that is expanded in a document or discourse verb • weight down with a load • impose a task upon, assign a responsibility to | ||||||||
cargo | nounn | |||||||
noun • goods carried by a large vehicle | ||||||||
freight | verb, noun, adjectivev, n, adj | |||||||
noun • goods carried by a large vehicle • transporting goods commercially at rates cheaper than express rates • the charge for transporting something by common carrier verb • transport commercially as cargo • load with goods for transportation | ||||||||
weight | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • the vertical force exerted by a mass as a result of gravity • sports equipment used in calisthenic exercises and weightlifting; it is not attached to anything and is raised and lowered by use of the hands and arms • the relative importance granted to something • an artifact that is heavy • an oppressive feeling of heavy force • a system of units used to express the weight of something • a unit used to measure weight • (statistics) a coefficient assigned to elements of a frequency distribution in order to represent their relative importance verb • weight down with a load • present with a bias | ||||||||
tunnage | nounn | |||||||
noun • a tax imposed on ships that enter the US; based on the tonnage of the ship | ||||||||
tonnage duty | nounn | |||||||
noun • a tax imposed on ships that enter the US; based on the tonnage of the ship |