Meaning of -age | Babel Free
ɪd͡ʒDefinitions
- Forming nouns with the sense of appurtenance or collection.
- Forming nouns indicating an action, process, or result.
- Forming nouns of a relationship or state.
- Forming nouns indicating a place.
- Forming nouns indicating a charge, fee, or toll.
- Forming nouns indicating a rate.
- Forming nouns of a unit of measure.
Equivalents
Examples
“word + -age → wordage”
“block⟳ + -age → blockage”
“marry⟳ + -age → marriage”
“slip⟳ + -age → slippage”
“shrink⟳ + -age → shrinkage”
“bond + -age → bondage”
“parent + -age → parentage”
“line + -age → lineage”
“orphan + -age → orphanage”
“hermit + -age → hermitage”
“post⟳ + -age → postage”
“broker + -age → brokerage”
“cork + -age → corkage”
“percent + -age → percentage”
“mile + -age → mileage”
“volt + -age → voltage”
“foot + -age → footage”
“tonne + -age → tonnage”
“hour + -age → hourage”
CEFR level
B1
Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
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