the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
n. The work of a porter; the occupation of a carrier or of a doorkeeper.
n. Money charged or paid for the carriage of burdens or parcels by a porter.
The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
n. The business or duties of a porter or doorkeeper.
n. Carrying; carriage; transportation; porters' work.
n. The cost of carrying; money charged for porters' services.
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n. the charge for carrying burdens by porters
n. the transportation of burdens by porters
Word Usage
"Even when the carriage is paid, there is still porterage from the station to the place of delivery, which cannot be prepaid - sixpence, or eightpence, or a shilling, according to the bulk."