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noun
1.
goods, cargo, or lading transported for pay, whether by water, land, or air.
2.
the ordinary conveyance or means of transport of goods provided by common carriers (distinguished from express): Shipping by freight is less expensive.
3.
the charges, fee, or compensation paid for such transportation: We pay the freight.
4.
(especially in Britain) the cargo, or any part of the cargo, of a vessel; merchandise transported by water.
5.
EXPANDChiefly British. transportation of goods by water.
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COLLAPSESlang. cost or price, especially when high: I'd like a larger house, but can't afford the freight.
verb (used with object)
8.
to load; burden: a story heavily freighted with private meaning.
9.
to load with goods or merchandise for transportation: It took all night to freight the ship.
10.
to transport as freight; send by freight.
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Freighted
is always a great word to know.
So is quincunx. Does it mean:
| an arrangement of five objects, as trees, in a square or rectangle, one at each corner and one in the middle. |
| a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison. |
Origin:
1350–1400; Middle English freyght (noun) < Middle Dutch or Middle Low German vrecht, variant of vracht. See fraught
1350–1400; Middle English freyght (noun) < Middle Dutch or Middle Low German vrecht, variant of vracht. See fraught
Related forms
freight·less, adjective
o·ver·freight, verb (used with object)
un·freight·ed, adjective
Synonyms
1. Freight, cargo, shipment refer to goods being transported from place to place. Freight is the general term for goods transported from one place to another by any means: to send freight from New York to New Orleans. Cargo is the term generally used for goods carried by ship or plane: to send a cargo to Europe. Shipment is a quantity of goods destined for a particular place, no matter how sent: a shipment of potatoes. 3. freightage, haulage. 8. charge.
1. Freight, cargo, shipment refer to goods being transported from place to place. Freight is the general term for goods transported from one place to another by any means: to send freight from New York to New Orleans. Cargo is the term generally used for goods carried by ship or plane: to send a cargo to Europe. Shipment is a quantity of goods destined for a particular place, no matter how sent: a shipment of potatoes. 3. freightage, haulage. 8. charge.
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Word Origin & History
freight
early 13c., from M.Du. or M.L.G. vracht, vrecht, originally "cost of transport," probably from O.Fris., from P.Gmc. *fra-aihtiz "absolute possession, property," from *fra-, intensive prefix + *aik "to be master of, possess."
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