Klingon Word of the Day for Wednesday, January 25, 2023 Klingon word: 'ap Part of speech: noun Definition: dues, toll Source: qepHom 2020 _______________________________________________ AFAIK never used in a sentence. We do have examples of {qav'ap} though: voHDajbo' qav'ap mortgage value (MKE) HoSHal ghajchugh vay', mI' naghmey tIronmoH. wa'maHlogh boq'egh mI' naghmey; chen qav'ap. ghajwI'vaD qav'ap yIDIl. If [energy source is] owned, throw dice and pay owner a total ten times amount shown. (MKE) pIraqSIS HoS waw' ghajlu'chugh, loSlogh boq'egh mI' naghmey mI'; chen qav'ap If Praxis Energy Facility is owned, rent is 4 times amount shown on dice. (MKE) Duj ghajchugh vay', cha'logh boq'egh qav'ap motlh; chen qav'ap le'. ghajwI'vaD qav'ap le' yIDIl. If [ship is] owned, pay owner twice the rental to which they are otherwise entitled. {MKE) qav'ap DIlmeH beylI' mabwIj ghunlu'ta' My bank account has been programmed to pay the fee. My bank pays the fee automatically. I pay the fee automatically. (qepHom 2021 booklet p.14) N.B. Do not confuse with the verb {'ap} "be dented" (qep’a’ 2017). SEE: HIjmeH 'ap fee paid when bringing certain commodities into a jurisdiction (n) [i.e. toll, customs duties] HIjmeH 'ap pIn customs officer (n) HuqmeH 'ap excise tax, sales tax, VAT (n) ngeSlIch ‘ap interest (on a loan) (n) qav'ap value, rent, sum/amount (of money) (n) qav’ap juH apartment (n) SEE ALSO HIj deliver, transport goods (v) Huq transact (v) ngeSlIch loan (n) Suy merchant (n) HuchQeD economics (n) ‘umyotlh profit (n) tlhong bargain, barter (v) mech trade (v) DIl pay for (v) je' buy, purchase (v) ngev sell (v) bIDIlbe'chugh vaj bIHegh Pay or die! (TKD) batlh malja' DaHuq You transact business honorably. (PK) -- Voragh, Ca'Non Master of the Klingons Please contribute relevant vocabulary from recent qep’a’mey or qepHommey. I’ve fallen woefully behind in updating my files.