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Definition of "porterage" [por•ter•age]

  • The carrying of burdens or goods as done by porters. (noun)
  • The charge for this activity. (noun)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

Use "porterage" in a sentence
  • "Even when the carriage is paid, there is still porterage from the station to the place of delivery, which cannot be prepaid - sixpence, or eightpence, or a shilling, according to the bulk."
  • "Because of the porterage problems, they had to abandon their boat along the way and could only look on from the shore."
  • "Further, let us get rid of all superfluous baggage, save only what we require for the sake of war, or meat and drink, so that as many of us as possible may be under arms, and as few as possible doing porterage."