porterage

[ pawr-ter-ij, pohr- ]

/ ˈpɔr tər ɪdʒ, ˈpoʊr- /

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noun

the work of a porter or carrier.

the charge for such work.

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Origin of porterage

late Middle English word dating back to 1400–50; see origin at porter¹, -age

Words nearby porterage

portend, port engineer, portent, portentous, porter, porterage, porter chair, Porter, Cole, portered, porteress, porterhouse

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How to use porterage in a sentence

Much saving in porterage is thus accomplished; the telegrams are delivered in a few minutes, and rarely, if ever, lost.
Poachers and Poaching|John Watson
In addition to the porterage of goods they also undertake the hewing of wood, such as is used for warming purposes in the East.
Turkey|Julius R. Van Millingen
My bag this time made no great demands on my powers of porterage, consisting as it did of a solitary snipe.
The Right Stuff|Ian Hay
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.
Cyropaedia|Xenophon

This I was becoming ready, more and more every day, to do; especially as nobody ever now came down for porterage.
The Maid of Sker|Richard Doddridge Blackmore

British Dictionary definitions for porterage

porterage

/ (ˈpɔːtərɪdʒ) /

noun

the work of carrying supplies, goods, etc, done by porters

the charge made for this

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