carrying

  • 11carrying — Synonyms and related words: accoutered, aid, air express, airfreight, airlift, anticipating, armed, asportation, backing, bearing, big with child, big laden, bolstering, bracing, breeding, bristling with arms, burdened, buttressing, carriage,… …

    Moby Thesaurus

  • 12carrying —   Hapaina, lawena, ka ika ina.    ♦ Carrying pole, māmaka, auamo …

    English-Hawaiian dictionary

  • 13carrying cost — ➔ cost1 * * * carrying cost UK US noun [C] ► ACCOUNTING, COMMERCE the cost of storing goods before they are sold: »Pushing the ownership of inventory backwards to the supplier reduces inventory carrying costs for the customer. ► ACCOUNTING… …

    Financial and business terms

  • 14Carrying place — Carrying Car ry*ing, n. The act or business of transporting from one place to another. [1913 Webster] {Carrying place}, a carry; a portage. {Carrying trade}, the business of transporting goods, etc., from one place or country to another by water… …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 15Carrying trade — Carrying Car ry*ing, n. The act or business of transporting from one place to another. [1913 Webster] {Carrying place}, a carry; a portage. {Carrying trade}, the business of transporting goods, etc., from one place or country to another by water… …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 16Carrying (basketball) — Carrying, also colloquially referred to as palming, is a violation in the game of basketball. It occurs when the dribbling player continues to dribble after allowing the ball to come to rest in one or both hands. Carrying is similar to a double… …

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  • 17Carrying Place, Ontario — Carrying Place is a community that serves as the gateway to Prince Edward County, Ontario, Canada. Situated northwest of Picton and just south of Trenton, it was named for its location on the portage between the Bay of Quinte and Weller s Bay on… …

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  • 18carrying capacity — UK US noun [C, usually singular] ► TRANSPORT the total amount that something can hold or carry: »Low water levels meant that ships lost about 8,000 tons per trip about 11% of their carrying capacity. »About 155,000 vehicles use the bridge every… …

    Financial and business terms

  • 19carrying for hire — The act of transporting goods or individuals for a fee. Category: Small Claims Court & Lawsuits Nolo’s Plain English Law Dictionary. Gerald N. Hill, Kathleen Thompson Hill. 2009. carrying for hire …

    Law dictionary

  • 20carrying on business — A routine and continuous involvement in an activity undertaken for the purpose of making profit. This can be accomplished with or without a physical or visible business entity. Category: Business, LLCs & Corporations → Business Accounting,… …

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