thejobofcarryingthings for otherpeople,especiallyatrailwaystations,airports, etc., or themoneythat ispaidfor this:TherailwayswillincreaseporterageratesfromJune.(Definition ofporteragefrom theCambridge Business English Dictionary? Cambridge University Press)
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porterageLocal populations felt the impact of the colonial administration mainly in terms of the extraction of produce taxes and labour forporterageand military purposes.From theCambridge English CorpusIn turn, access to these sources of labour madeporteragepossible.From theCambridge English CorpusApart from tax payments andporterage, the most common links between local communities and the wider society were the courts of law.From theCambridge English CorpusExplanations for the eventual decline of up-country traders andporteragemust therefore be sought through analysis of change in the early colonial political economy.From theCambridge English CorpusIt should be noted that long-distanceporteragewas a specific kind of migrant labour, with important differences from the more familiar migrant labour systems of the colonial period.From theCambridge English CorpusTheir costs, including rent and rates, security, maintenance, gas and electricity, cleaning, health and safety, andporterageare tabulated below.From theHansard archiveExample from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0By humanporteragethey made good a lot of the transport they lacked.From theHansard archiveExample from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0In addition, there are dock dues, quayporterage, landing and carriage charges to final address.From theHansard archiveExample from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0Beyond that distanceporterageis charged only on the additional mileage beyond the free delivery boundary.From theHansard archiveExample from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0There is no agreed formula for calculating the charges, which include elements for utilities,porterageand maintenance.From theHansard archiveExample from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0It has been the practice in the past, besides the commission to the salesman, to chargeporterage.From theHansard archiveExample from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0There have been cases whereporteragehas been excessively charged.From theHansard archiveExample from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0In some areas—particularlyporterage, cleaning and even catering—labour shedding has gone too far.From theHansard archiveExample from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0I refer to services such as central heating, constant hot water, lifts,porterage, and stair carpets.From theHansard archiveExample from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0For example, one can think ofporterage, the lighting of common areas and the cleaning of common areas.From theHansard archiveExample from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors.#https://dictionary.cambridge.org//dictionary/english/porterage##
