expressage
Americannoun
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the business of transmitting parcels, money, etc., by express.
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the charge for such transmission.
noun
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the conveyance of merchandise by express
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the fee charged for such conveyance
Etymology
Origin of expressage
Example Sentences
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Maryland limits spending but exempts postage, telegrams, telephoning, stationery, printing, advertising, radio and television programs, publishing, expressage, travel and board, if paid by the candidate.
From Time Magazine Archive
The charge for expressage may be either paid by shipper or collected from the consignee.
From The Express Companies of the United States A Study of a Public Utility by Benedict, Bert
Rental terms are five dollars a week and expressage.
From Camping For Boys by Gibson, Henry William
Mrs. Maze burst forth again: "If I had the least confidence in the world in any human express company, I would send it by express and pay the expressage myself."
From A Pair of Patient Lovers by Howells, William Dean
Samples 50 cents, three for $1.00, sent free of expressage.
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