The transporting of goods in a cart or vehicle; the charge or fee paid for such transportation.
From 'cart' (Old Norse 'kartr') plus the suffix '-age' (Old French '-age,' from Latin '-aticum,' meaning a process or collection); emerged as a commercial term in medieval trade.
The suffix '-age' creates nouns referring to processes or collections—'cartage' isn't just moving goods, it's the business of movement itself. It shows how -age words often describe whole industries or systems.
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