tonnage duty

NOUN /tənɪdʒ_'duti/
12 LETTERS · STARTS WITH T

tonnage duty is a valid 12-letter word worth 16 points in Scrabble and 19 points in Words with Friends.

SCRABBLE WORDS WITH FRIENDS
T1O1N1N1A1G2E1D2U1T1Y4
1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 2 + 1 + 0 + 2 + 1 + 1 + 4 =16 PTS
DOUBLE WORD → 32TRIPLE WORD → 48
MEANING

What does tonnage duty mean?

NOUN · 1 SENSE
1

A tax imposed on ships that enter the US; based on the tonnage of the ship.

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