Etymology

porterage

port·er·age
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Today it means: The carrying or transportation of goods by a porter (“person who carries luggage and related objects”) or other person. Full definition →

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porterage · noun1

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

porterage · noun2

From porter (“person in control of the entrance to a building”) + -age (suffix forming nouns indicating a relationship or state).

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