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What are some words end with the suffix age?

Here are some words ending in the suffix "-age":

General usage:

* Storage: the act of storing things

* Damage: harm or injury

* Passage: a way through or a section of a text

* Voltage: the electrical potential difference

* Dosage: the amount of medicine to be taken

* Mileage: distance travelled in miles

* Wages: money earned for work

* Percentage: a part of a whole expressed as a fraction of 100

* Average: the typical value of a set of numbers

* Package: a bundle or container of goods

Less common, but still valid:

* Apparage: a payment made to a woman in lieu of dowry

* Bornage: the act of fixing boundaries

* Carriage: the act of carrying or transporting

* Foilage: a collection of leaves

* Herbage: plants used as food for livestock

* Pillage: the act of stealing or plundering

* Scabble: a rough, uneven surface

* Virago: a strong, loud, and aggressive woman

* Voyage: a journey, especially by sea or in space

Words that are no longer in common use:

* Bridage: a bridge or pathway

* Gallage: a gallnut, a growth on a tree caused by insects

* Litage: the act of litigating, or engaging in a lawsuit

* Ravage: destruction or devastation

* Scourrage: a scourge, a cause of great suffering

This list is not exhaustive, but it gives you a good starting point.

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