Ballentine's law dictionary. Anderson, W.S.. 1998.
Stumpage — Stump age, n. 1. Timber in standing trees, often sold without the land at a fixed price per tree or per stump, the stumps being counted when the land is cleared. [Local, U.S.] [1913 Webster] Only trees above a certain size are allowed to be cut… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Stumpage — is the price charged by a land owner to companies or operators for the right to harvest timber on that land. Stumpage used to be calculated on a per stump basis (hence the name). It is now usually charged by board feet or by cubic metres … Wikipedia
stumpage — [stum′pij] n. 1. standing timber or its value 2. the right to cut such timber … English World dictionary
stumpage — pij, pēj noun ( s) 1. : the value of or price paid for timber as it stands uncut in the woods 2. : uncut marketable timber growing scarcity of accessible cedar stumpage Journal of Forestry … Useful english dictionary
stumpage — noun Date: 1835 1. the value of standing timber 2. uncut marketable timber; also the right to cut it … New Collegiate Dictionary
stumpage — /stum pij/, n. 1. standing timber with reference to its value. 2. the value of such timber. [1815 25; STUMP + AGE] * * * … Universalium
stumpage — noun a) Trees and other standing timber, treated as a commodity b) The value of this timber … Wiktionary
stumpage — n. value of standing trees as timber; right to cut down standing trees … English contemporary dictionary
stumpage — stump·age … English syllables
stumpage — stump•age [[t]ˈstʌm pɪdʒ[/t]] n. 1) agr. standing timber with reference to its value 2) agr. the value of such timber • Etymology: 1815–25 … From formal English to slang
