porterage

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. noun the charge for carrying burdens by porters
  2. noun the transportation of burdens by porters

Etymology

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

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