cartage

[ kahr-tij ]

/ ˈkɑr tɪdʒ /

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noun

the act or cost of carting.

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Origin of cartage

Middle English word dating back to 1275–1325; see origin at cart, -age

Words nearby cartage

Carson City, Carson, Kit, Carson, Rachel, Carstensz, cart, cartage, Cartagena, cart before the horse, put the, carte, carte blanche, carte du jour

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How to use cartage in a sentence

To the invoice must be added the freight and cartage—items which must be supplied by the accounting department.
Cyclopedia of Commerce, Accountancy, Business Administration, v. 1|Various
Cartage charges vary from six to eighteen cents per hundred pounds.
All About Coffee|William H. Ukers
A small parlor organ is practically a necessity and can probably be procured for the cost of the cartage.
Why the Chimes Rang: A Play in One Act|Elizabeth Apthorp McFadden
If the Romney man sends them to be ground up at the paper-mill, he may pay himself for the cartage and his time.
The Squirrel Inn|Frank R. Stockton

He was soon chosen to enforce the rules regulating the unloading of vessels and the cartage of goods.
The Life of Bret Harte|Henry Childs Merwin

British Dictionary definitions for cartage

cartage

/ (ˈkɑːtɪdʒ) /

noun

the process or cost of carting

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