porterage

Meanings

1. 1
   noun

   the work or service of carrying luggage or goods, especially by a porter

   Handing the crate directly to the ship saved the buyer the cost and delay of porterage.

2. 2
   noun

   the charge paid for having luggage or goods carried

   The hotel added porterage to the group's final bill.

Formed from porter, "a person who carries luggage or goods," + -age, a suffix used for an action, service, or fee. It is related to portage and ultimately to Latin portare ("to carry"), not directly to a harbor or port.

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