porterage
Americannoun
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the work of carrying supplies, goods, etc, done by porters
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the charge made for this
Etymology
Origin of porterage
late Middle English word dating back to 1400–50; see origin at porter 1, -age
Example Sentences
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From providing porterage services to supplying food and other necessities that made the trade possible, local businesses also profited from the sale of enslaved people.
From Textbooks ● Dec. 14, 2022
In addition to the porterage of goods they also undertake the hewing of wood, such as is used for warming purposes in the East.
From Turkey Peeps at Many Lands by Julius R. Van Millingen
The salvage from the most ardent fires of affection rarely paid the porterage.
From The King of Schnorrers Grotesques and Fantasies by Israel Zangwill
Between the provision tax, porterage and paddlers, I believe that the people of Bompona have got very little time to themselves.
From The Crime of the Congo by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
He then left them, and went alone into the forest to find Maroons for the porterage.
From On the Spanish Main Or, Some English forays on the Isthmus of Darien. by John Masefield
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