Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

cartage

/ˈkɑːtɪd͡ʒ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.72 in modern English

Syllables: car-tage
IPA: /ˈkɑːtɪd͡ʒ/

10

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The transport of goods by cart.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

Any vehicular transportation of goods.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

A charge made for such transport.

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"Near-synonym: wagonage"
"Railways are forming in one quarter of this earth, canals in another, much cartage is wanted"
"In these years, all long-distance freight went by rail, with local cartage by the railway's horses and carts."
"Near-synonyms: shipping, carriage"
"I started general cartage work and hauling bagged cement to Pine Creek, south of Darwin."
"1842 Great Britain Poor Law Commissioners - Report to Her Majesty's Principal Secretary of State for the Home Department, from the Poor Law Two-thirds of the usual expense of street cleansing is the expense of cartage, which, with a proper adaptation of the sewers, is wholly unnecessary."

Etymology

Etymology tree Old Norse kartrbor. Proto-Germanic *kradô Proto-West Germanic *krat Old English crætder. Middle English cart English cart Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂tos Proto-Italic *-ātos Latin -ātus Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icus Latin -āticus Latin -āticum Old French -agebor. Middle English -age English -age English cartage From cart + -age.

Regional Pronunciation

British English: /ˈkɑːtɪd͡ʒ/

Usage

Inflected Forms

cartages (plural)

Synonyms

carting wagonage shipping carriage

Questions

How do you pronounce cartage?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈkɑːtɪd͡ʒ/.
What does cartage mean?: The transport of goods by cart.
Where does cartage come from?: Etymology tree Old Norse kartrbor. Proto-Germanic *kradô Proto-West Germanic *krat Old English crætder. Middle English cart English cart Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂tos Proto-Italic *-ātos Latin -ātus Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icus Latin -āticus Latin -āticum Old French -agebor. Middle English -age English -age English cartage From cart + -age.

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