"cartage" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: cartages [plural]
Etymology: From cart + -age. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|cart|age}} cart + -age Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} cartage (countable and uncountable, plural cartages)
  1. The transport of goods by cart; carting. Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-cartage-en-noun-Hww5110J
  2. Any vehicular transportation of goods. Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-cartage-en-noun-oSI3ZBNv
  3. A charge made for such transport. Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-cartage-en-noun-q8Ha4cHV Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -age, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 6 26 68 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -age: 14 28 59 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 6 17 77 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 3 25 72

Inflected forms

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