porterage

 [pawr-ter-ij, pohr-]  

por·ter·age

   [pawr-ter-ij, pohr-]
noun
1.
the work of a porter or carrier.
2.
the charge for such work.
Origin:
1400–50; late Middle English; see porter1, -age
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Porterage is always a great word to know.
So is interrobang. Does it mean:
a printed punctuation mark (‽), available only in some typefaces, designed to combine the question mark (?) and the exclamation point (!), indicating a mixture of query and interjection, as after a rhetorical question.
a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal.
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porterage (ˈpɔːtərɪdʒ)
 
—n
1.  the work of carrying supplies, goods, etc, done by porters
2.  the charge made for this

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