luggage

n.

US //ˈɫəɡədʒ// UK //lˈʌɡɪdʒ// lug·gage

1 traveller's bags (n.)
A2 Elementary

the suitcases and bags that you take with you when you travel.

the collective set of bags, cases, and containers used to transport a traveller's personal effects.

Example

The airline lost my luggage, so I had to buy new clothes for the wedding.

Example

Passengers are reminded to keep their luggage with them at all times while waiting in the departures hall.

Usage

This noun is uncountable and takes a singular verb.

Teacher's tip

In American English, 'baggage' is more common, whereas 'luggage' is standard in British English, though both are understood globally.
Pitfall

I have three luggages.

I have three pieces of luggage.

Luggage is uncountable. To count it, use the phrase 'pieces of luggage'.

Origin

1590s, lug (“to drag”) + -age, literally “that which is lugged, dragged around”. Duplicate -g- is to clarify pronunciation of the vowel ‘u’ (which is pronounced unchanged from lug). Compare baggage.

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