English

Noun

wordage ‎(countable and uncountable, plural wordages)

1. Words collectively.
2. The excessive use of words; verbiage.
   • 1829 April, "Article VIII" (review of The Cause of Dry Rot Discovered), The Westminster Review, p. 417 (Google books view):

     But the plates are good, and, in reality, sufficient without all the wordage.

3. The number of words used in a text.
   • 1951 July 2, "MacArthur Hearing: Curtain," Time (retrieved 21 April 2015):

     The official transcript totaled 2,045,000 words—more than twice the wordage of the Bible.

4. The choice of words used; phraseology.
   • 1990 May 15, Jack Curry, "Winfield Case Heads to Arbitrator," New York Times (retrieved 21 April 2015):

     "With the wordage in the contract, we think we have a good case."

Synonyms

• (excessive use of words; verbiage): wordiness
• (number of words): word count
• (choice of words): wording

Anagrams

• dowager

References

• wordage at OneLook Dictionary Search