carting
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3.4
- noun
- /ˈkɑrtɪŋ/
:
transporte
- A friend and owner of an estimable carting service.
Examples
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The city decided to increase funding for carting to improve waste management services.
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The average tipping fee at landfills in New Jersey is $59/ton, plus grocery stores pay an average of $15 for carting. "So the price per ton for traditional collection is about $75/store, with the average store generating 25 tons of solid waste a month," says Manna. "So they pay over $1,860/month for solid waste services."
Academic text (2001) -
-You own United Carting, right?
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Do you want to pay hundreds, if not thousands, of dollars a year to have a private garbage carting company come take your trash away?
Blog text (33) -
You don't run a carting company without John as partner.
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"We approached the restaurant because we thought that we could make a difference in its carting bill," says Datz-Romero.
Academic text (1998) -
"The health food store is probably the place where we have made the most impact because we have been able to reduce its carting bill by $100 a month," notes Datz-Romero.
Academic text (1998) -
We hired a carting company to transport our furniture to the new house.
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The rising costs of carting waste materials are affecting many local businesses.
Synonyms
557
1.6
Moving people or goods from one place to another
540
1.0
Bringing parcels or food to someone
44
2.8
The business of moving goods by truck
11
2.6
The activity of moving goods by truck or large vehicle
1
1.0
Moving something from one place to another
1
8.4
The cost of moving goods a short distance by truck or cart
1
6.2
The moving of goods by road or rail
A service that takes away unwanted items
The movement of goods by truck
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
The word carting comes from the old word cart meaning 'a simple vehicle used to carry things' and the ending -ing that shows an action. So, carting means the act or business of moving or taking things away by cart or truck.