porterage

[ pawr-ter-ij, pohr- ]

noun

1. the work of a porter port or carrier.
2. the charge for such work.

porterage

/ ˈpɔːtərɪdʒ /

noun

1. the work of carrying supplies, goods, etc, done by porters
2. the charge made for this

Word History and Origins

Origin of porterage¹

late Middle English word dating back to 1400–50; porter ¹, -age

Example Sentences

Much saving in porterage is thus accomplished; the telegrams are delivered in a few minutes, and rarely, if ever, lost.

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In addition to the porterage of goods they also undertake the hewing of wood, such as is used for warming purposes in the East.

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My bag this time made no great demands on my powers of porterage, consisting as it did of a solitary snipe.

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The man who plunders is no longer a man, he is a machine for porterage, and all who list may treat him as a slave.

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This I was becoming ready, more and more every day, to do; especially as nobody ever now came down for porterage.

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