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Noun: freight  freyt
  1. Goods carried by a large vehicle
    "on arrival they transfered the freight to the warehouse";
    - cargo, lading, load, payload, shipment, consignment
     
  2. Transporting goods commercially at rates cheaper than express rates
    "They chose freight shipping to reduce costs for bulk orders";
    - freightage
     
  3. The charge for transporting something by common carrier
    "we pay the freight"; "the freight rate is usually cheaper";
    - freightage, freight rate
Verb: freight  freyt
  1. Transport commercially as cargo
    "The company freights electronics to retailers across the country"
     
  2. Load with goods for transportation
    "The company freighted the ship with electronics for export"

Derived forms: freights, freighting, freighted

Type of: charge, charge per unit, merch [informal], merchandise, product, rate, shipping, transport, transportation, ware

Encyclopedia: Freight