stumpage Meaning, Definition & Usage

Stump"age noun

Definitions

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.

   Only trees above a certain size are allowed to be cut by loggers buying stumpage from the owners of land. C. S. Sargent.

2. A tax on the amount of timber cut, regulated by the price of lumber. Local, U.S. The Nation.