Definition of Porterage. Meaning of Porterage. Synonyms of Porterage

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Definition of Porterage

Porterage
Porterage Por"ter*age, n. 1. The work of a porter; the occupation of a carrier or of a doorkeeper. 2. Money charged or paid for the carriage of burdens or parcels by a porter.

Meaning of Porterage from wikipedia

- some places, groundskeepers or a separate company may do outdoor work. Porterage (internal deliveries; movement of equipment or people in hospitals, colleges...
- transportation was barely used prior to the colonial period. Instead, head porterage was the main method of transportation. bookrags.com Archived 27 May 2008...
- transport of goods from that river was by inefficient and costly head porterage or ox-cart. Until 1914, small river steamers carrying 100 tons or less...
- the police came by a middle-aged man in the desert, selling a stack of porterage. The officers spoke with him, asking about his background and employment...
- home to a few smart, more modern residential blocks, all with 24-hour porterage, the Cadogan Hotel and Millennium Hotel. Harrods lies next to Hans Place...
- of Edinburgh. Coleherne Court has large communal gardens and 24-hour porterage. "Colherne Court East in 1913 - 20th Century". Royal Borough of Kensington...
- occupations of the Siberian Tatars included hunting, raising horses, and porterage (the latter being important because of the major trade routes situated...
- French in the south. In addition to earlier grievances, such as forced porterage (which claimed thousands of lives) and village relocation, southern farmers...
- Majesty's Treasury to purchase the Duties of Package, Scavage, Balliage, and Porterage belonging to the Corporation of London. Writs of Execution Act 1833 3...
- more invidious. Development introduced motor transport, which diminished porterage employment. Cultivating hemp and processing it into charas (hashish) lost...