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Term: Porterage

Noun:

- The act or process of carrying or transporting goods or luggage.

- The porterage of heavy bags can be exhausting for the workers.

- The fee or payment charged for carrying or transporting goods or luggage.

- The hotel charges a porterage fee of $5 per bag.

- The occupation or work of a porter.

- He earns a living by working in porterage at the railway station.

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Verb:

- (Obsolete) To carry or transport goods or luggage.

- They porteraged the goods across the river.

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Adjective:

- Relating to or characteristic of the local area or community.

- He enjoys the porterage customs and traditions of the region.

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