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laytime

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

In commercial shipping, the amount of time specified in a charter party for a vessel's loading and unloading.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

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History

Etymology

From lay + time.

Across languages

Translations

5 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Greek: σταλία (stalía) — amount of time specified in a charter party for a vessel's loading and unloading
  • Italian: stallia — amount of time specified in a charter party for a vessel's loading and unloading
  • Romanian: timp de stalii — amount of time specified in a charter party for a vessel's loading and unloading
  • Swedish: liggetid — amount of time specified in a charter party for a vessel's loading and unloading
  • Turkish: istalya — amount of time specified in a charter party for a vessel's loading and unloading