cartage
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8.4
- noun
- /ˈkɑːrtɪdʒ/
- Archaic
- The cartage of goods from the warehouse to the store is usually done by truck.
Examples
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Other than the legacy PJAX area, most of the other states are not 100% direct, and many of them utilize "cartage" to fill in the map.
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Heavy transportation will be needed for a very long time, and over-the-road (OTR) as well as rail-based cartage are the means of choice for most freight.
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- For a cartage theft?
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Do you recall Cartage Corporation?
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Let's just focus in Jersey on what we do well: waste management, construction, cartage, basically anything run by the mob.
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The company decided to lower the cost of cartage to attract more local clients.
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After evaluating all expenses, they found that the cartage fees were significantly increasing their overall costs.
Synonyms
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1.0
Bringing parcels or food to someone
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1.6
Moving people or goods from one place to another
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2.8
The business of moving goods by truck
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2.1
To send goods to a place by ship, truck, or plane
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3.5
The cost to send goods by ship, train, or truck
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1.0
Moving something from one place to another
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2.6
The activity of moving goods by truck or large vehicle
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3.4
Carrying away waste or unwanted things by truck
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4.1
A charge for moving goods by truck, ship, or plane
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6.2
The moving of goods by road or rail
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9.9
A fee for having a porter carry your bags
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8.3
A charge for carrying goods over land between rivers or lakes
The movement of goods by truck
The transport of large amounts of goods by ship or truck for pay
Money paid to move goods by a small flat boat between ship and shore
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Cartage starts with cart, a simple vehicle for carrying goods, and adds the ending -age, which means 'an act' or 'a cost'. So cartage is the act or charge for moving goods by cart and later by truck, often for a short distance.