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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • noun The act or business of carrying by ferry.
  • noun The toll charged for a ferry passage.

from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun Conveyance over a stream or other water by a ferry-boat or other similar means of transport; the act or business of ferrying.
  • noun Provision for ferrying; means of crossing a stream or other water by ferrying: as, inadequate ferriage; the ferriage of the river is neglected.
  • noun The price charged for ferrying: as. the ferriage has been reduced.

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

  • noun The price or fare to be paid for passage at a ferry.

from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.

  • noun uncountable Transportation by ferry.
  • noun countable The fee paid for a ferry ride.

Etymologies

from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License

ferry + -age

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