cartage

Meanings

• noun

  The charge or payment for transporting goods by road.

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Rhymes

Words rhyming with cartage
carriage , arrangement , arrangementment , arrangementment

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Variants

List of all variants of cartage that leads to same result
cartage , cartages

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Etymology

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Originally, 'cartage' referred to the cost of hiring a cart and its team to transport goods. The term comes from the Old French 'carte' meaning 'cart' or 'wagon'.

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Trivia

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1. Did you know that the first recorded use of the term 'cartage' was in the 15th century?

2. The cost of cartage can be a significant expense for businesses involved in manufacturing and distribution.

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Related Concepts

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1. logistics: The planning, execution, and control of the transportation, storage, and delivery of goods, services, or information.

2. freight: Goods or cargo that is being transported, especially by road or rail.

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Culture

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In literature, 'cartage' has been used to describe the cost of transporting goods and the impact it has on businesses and individuals. For example, in the novel 'Gone with the Wind', Scarlett O'Hara uses her wit and charm to secure the lowest possible cartage rates for her family's cotton.

How to Memorize "cartage"

1. visualize
   

   - Visualize a truck driver calculating the cost of transporting goods from one place to another. This is what 'cartage' refers to.

2. associate
   

   - Associate the word 'cartage' with the cost of transporting goods by road.

3. mnemonics
   

   - Create a mnemonic by remembering the phrase 'Cartage: Cost And Transport Age'.

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