porterage

Meanings

1. The carrying or transportation of goods by a porter (“person who carries luggage and related objects”) or other person.
2. Porters regarded collectively.
3. Goods or other things which are carried; burdens.
4. The charge for such carrying or transportation.

1. The occupation of, or services provided by, a porter (“person in control of the entrance to a building”).

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