porterage
noun[U]
uk/ˈpɔːtərɪdʒ/usthejobofcarryingthings for otherpeople,especiallyatrailwaystations,airports, etc., or themoneythat ispaidfor this:
TherailwayswillincreaseporterageratesfromJune.
| 单词 | porterage |
| 释义 | porterage noun[U] uk/ˈpɔːtərɪdʒ/usthejobofcarryingthings for otherpeople,especiallyatrailwaystations,airports, etc., or themoneythat ispaidfor this: TherailwayswillincreaseporterageratesfromJune. Examplesofporterageporterage Local 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 Corpus In turn, access to these sources of labour madeporteragepossible. From theCambridge English Corpus Apart from tax payments andporterage, the most common links between local communities and the wider society were the courts of law. From theCambridge English Corpus Explanations 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 Corpus It 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 Corpus Their costs, including rent and rates, security, maintenance, gas and electricity, cleaning, health and safety, andporterageare tabulated below. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 By humanporteragethey made good a lot of the transport they lacked. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 In addition, there are dock dues, quayporterage, landing and carriage charges to final address. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Beyond that distanceporterageis charged only on the additional mileage beyond the free delivery boundary. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 There is no agreed formula for calculating the charges, which include elements for utilities,porterageand maintenance. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 It has been the practice in the past, besides the commission to the salesman, to chargeporterage. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 There have been cases whereporteragehas been excessively charged. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 In some areas—particularlyporterage, cleaning and even catering—labour shedding has gone too far. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 I refer to services such as central heating, constant hot water, lifts,porterage, and stair carpets. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 For example, one can think ofporterage, the lighting of common areas and the cleaning of common areas. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 These 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. |
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