Plural of cartage; the transportation of goods by cart or vehicle, or the cost of such transportation.
From 'cart' (from Latin carrus) plus the suffix '-age' (from Old French, meaning 'condition' or 'action'), creating a noun meaning the act or cost of carting goods.
The suffix '-age' is ancient and powerful—it can turn almost any noun or verb into an abstract noun, so 'cart' becomes 'cartage,' 'store' becomes 'storage,' and 'break' becomes 'breakage,' allowing us to discuss the action or its result.
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