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noun
The carrying or transportation of goods by a porter (“person who carries luggage and related objects”) or other person.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable
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Synonyms: portage
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noun
Porters regarded collectively.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable
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noun
Goods or other things which are carried; burdens.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: obsolete, rare, uncountable
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noun
The charge for such carrying or transportation.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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Synonyms: portage
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noun
The occupation of, or services provided by, a porter (“person in control of the entrance to a building”).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable
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noun
the transportation of burdens by porters
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: carry
noun
the charge for carrying burdens by porters
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: charge
History
From porter (“person who carries luggage and related objects”) + -age (suffix forming nouns indicating an action, process, or result; a charge, fee, or toll; or a relationship or state). Cognates * Anglo-Norman portage, porterage * Late Latin portagium
From porter (“person in control of the entrance to a building”) + -age (suffix forming nouns indicating a relationship or state).
Across languages
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