1. A fee or charge paid for the use of a barrel or for the storage of goods in barrels.
Usage: archaic; commercial/trade
2. The capacity or contents of a barrel; the amount that a barrel can hold.
Usage: archaic; historical

Examples

• The merchant paid a barrelage to the warehouse for storing his wine.
• The barrelage of the oak cask was approximately 50 gallons.
• In medieval trade records, barrelage was a common expense for merchants transporting goods.
• The innkeeper calculated the barrelage of each container before accepting delivery.