| 词汇 | porterage |
| 释义 | porterage noun[ U ] uk /ˈpɔːtərɪdʒ/us the job of carrying things for other people, especially at railway stations, airports, etc., or the money that is paid for this: The railways will increase porterage rates from June. Examples of porterageporterage Local populations felt the impact of the colonial administration mainly in terms of the extraction of produce taxes and labour for porterage and military purposes. In turn, access to these sources of labour made porterage possible. Apart from tax payments and porterage, the most common links between local communities and the wider society were the courts of law. Explanations for the eventual decline of up-country traders and porterage must therefore be sought through analysis of change in the early colonial political economy. It should be noted that long-distance porterage was a specific kind of migrant labour, with important differences from the more familiar migrant labour systems of the colonial period. Their costs, including rent and rates, security, maintenance, gas and electricity, cleaning, health and safety, and porterage are tabulated below. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 By human porterage they made good a lot of the transport they lacked. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 In addition, there are dock dues, quay porterage, landing and carriage charges to final address. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Beyond that distance porterage is 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 the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 There is no agreed formula for calculating the charges, which include elements for utilities, porterage and maintenance. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 It has been the practice in the past, besides the commission to the salesman, to charge porterage. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 There have been cases where porterage has been excessively charged. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 In some areas—particularly porterage, cleaning and even catering—labour shedding has gone too far. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open 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 the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 For example, one can think of porterage, 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 the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 See all examples of porterage 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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