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lay days

plural noun

  1. commerce the number of days permitted for the loading or unloading of a ship without payment of demurrage
  2. nautical the time during which a ship is kept from sailing because of loading, bad weather, etc
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Example Sentences

The merchant must load and discharge his cargo within the lay-days or stipulated time, if any; otherwise within a reasonable time.

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