drayage

dray·age

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [drey-ij]
- /ˈdreɪ ɪdʒ/
- /drˈeɪɪdʒ/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [drey-ij]
- /ˈdreɪ ɪdʒ/

Definitions of drayage word

noun drayage conveyance by dray. 1
noun drayage a charge made for it. 1
noun drayage The use of a dray. 1
noun drayage the act of transporting something a short distance by lorry or other vehicle 0
noun drayage the charge made for such a transport 0
noun drayage the hauling of a load by dray 0

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Origin of drayage

First appearance:

before 1785

One of the 44% newest English words

An Americanism dating back to 1785-95; dray + -age

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Parts of speech for Drayage

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Drayage

drayage popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 54% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

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