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carting

carting

2 3.4
Carrying away waste or unwanted things by truck
  • noun
  • /ˈkɑrtɪŋ/
translation icon : transporte
  • A friend and owner of an estimable carting service.

Examples

  • The city decided to increase funding for carting to improve waste management services.

  • 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?

  • 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.

  • "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.

  • The rising costs of carting waste materials are affecting many local businesses.

Synonyms

transportation
vscarting
  • US
557 1.6

Moving people or goods from one place to another

is narrower focusing on disposing items via transport services
delivery
vscarting
540 1.0

Bringing parcels or food to someone

involves transporting plus disposing rather than only bringing to a recipient
trucking
vscarting
  • Specialized
44 2.8

The business of moving goods by truck

adds disposal of items and can include small vehicles as well
hauling
vscarting
11 2.6

The activity of moving goods by truck or large vehicle

is similar but includes disposal and business aspect
carrying
vscarting
1 1.0

Moving something from one place to another

adds commercial business and disposal aspects beyond simple movement
cartage
vscarting
  • Archaic
1 8.4

The cost of moving goods a short distance by truck or cart

includes removal and disposal as part of the transport service
haulage
vscarting
  • UK
1 6.2

The moving of goods by road or rail

focuses more on removal and disposing rather than general transport
haul-away
vscarting
  • US
3.4

A service that takes away unwanted items

has broader use covering transport and disposal of many items not only unwanted ones
truckage
vscarting
  • Specialized
8.1

The movement of goods by truck

includes disposal and is not limited to road vehicles

Surface Forms

carting singular
cartings plural

Morphology

carting = cart (transparent) = cart + ing

A gerund/nominal noun formed from the verb 'cart' with '-ing', meaning 'the act or business of transporting', which is directly predictable from the base.

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.