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Freight

Freight Definition And Meaning
What's The Definition Of Freight? [n] transporting goods commercially at rates cheaper than express rates [n] goods carried by a large vehicle [n] the charge for transporting something by common carrier; "we pay the freight," or"the freight rate is usually cheaper" [v] load with goods for transportation [v] transport by freight Synonyms \| Synonyms for Freight: cargo \| consignment \| freight rate \| freightage \| freightage \| lading \| load \| loading \| payload \| shipment Related Terms \| Find terms related to Freight: air express \| air-express \| airfreight \| airlift \| airmail \| Amtrak \| asportation \| bag \| baggage \| baggage train \| bale \| barrel \| bear \| bear hard upon \| bearing \| bottle \| box \| brim \| burden \| burdening \| burthen \| cable railroad \| can \| cargo \| carload \| carriage \| carry \| carrying \| cartage \| cartload \| charge \| charging \| chock \| choo-choo \| cog railroad \| cog railway \| conduct \| congest \| consign \| consignment \| convey \| conveyance \| cram \| crate \| cross \| crowd \| cumber \| cumbrance \| deadweight \| delivery \| difficulty \| disadvantage \| dispatch \| drag \| drayage \| drop a letter \| duty \| el \| electric \| electric train \| elevated \| embark \| embarrassment \| encumber \| encumbrance \| expedite \| export \| express \| express train \| expressage \| ferriage \| fill \| fill to overflowing \| fill up \| flier \| fly \| forward \| freight train \| freightage \| freighter \| funicular \| goods \| goods train \| hamper \| handicap \| haul \| haulage \| hauling \| heap \| heap up \| impediment \| impedimenta \| imposition \| inconvenience \| incubus \| incumbency \| interurban \| jam \| jam-pack \| lade \| lading \| lift \| lighterage \| lightning express \| limited \| load \| loading \| local \| lug \| luggage \| lugging \| lumber \| mail \| manhandle \| mass \| metro \| milk train \| millstone \| monorail \| onus \| oppress \| oppression \| overburden \| overfill \| overload \| overtax \| overtaxing \| overweight \| overweighting \| pack \| pack away \| packing \| pad \| parliamentary \| parliamentary train \| passenger train \| payload \| penalty \| pile \| pocket \| portage \| porterage \| post \| poundage \| press hard upon \| pressure \| rack-and-pinion railroad \| railroad train \| railway express \| ram in \| rattler \| remit \| rest hard upon \| rolling stock \| sack \| saddle \| saddling \| satiate \| saturate \| send \| send away \| send forth \| send off \| ship \| shipload \| shipment \| shipping \| shuttle \| shuttle train \| special \| stack \| store \| stow \| streamliner \| stuff \| subway \| supercharge \| superincumbency \| surcharge \| surfeit \| take \| task \| tax \| taxing \| telpherage \| tonnage \| top off \| tote \| toting \| trailerload \| train \| trainload \| transmit \| transport \| transportation \| transshipment \| trouble \| truckage \| truckload \| tube \| underground \| vanload \| wad \| waft \| waftage \| wagonage \| way train \| weigh heavy on \| weigh on \| weigh upon \| weight \| whisk \| white elephant \| wing See Also \| charge \| charge per unit \| merchandise \| product \| rate \| shipping \| transport \| transport \| transportation \| wares Freight In Webster's Dictionary \Freight\, n. [F. fret, OHG. fr?ht merit, reward. See {Fraught}, n.] 1. That with which anything in fraught or laden for transportation; lading; cargo, especially of a ship, or a car on a railroad, etc.; as, a freight of cotton; a full freight. 2. (Law) (a) The sum paid by a party hiring a ship or part of a ship for the use of what is thus hired. (b) The price paid a common carrier for the carriage of goods. --Wharton. 3. Freight transportation, or freight line. \Freight\, a. Employed in the transportation of freight; having to do with freight; as, a freight car. {Freight agent}, a person employed by a transportation company to receive, forward, or deliver goods. {Freight car}. See under {Car}. {Freight train}, a railroad train made up of freight cars; -- called in England goods train. \Freight\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Freighted}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Freighting}.] [Cf. F. freter.] To load with goods, as a ship, or vehicle of any kind, for transporting them from one place to another; to furnish with freight; as, to freight a ship; to freight a car.

Freight Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Freight?

[n] transporting goods commercially at rates cheaper than express rates
[n] goods carried by a large vehicle
[n] the charge for transporting something by common carrier; "we pay the freight," or"the freight rate is usually cheaper"
[v] load with goods for transportation
[v] transport by freight

Freight In Webster's Dictionary

\Freight\, n. [F. fret, OHG. fr?ht merit, reward. See
{Fraught}, n.]
1. That with which anything in fraught or laden for
   transportation; lading; cargo, especially of a ship, or a
   car on a railroad, etc.; as, a freight of cotton; a full
   freight.



2. (Law)
   (a) The sum paid by a party hiring a ship or part of a
       ship for the use of what is thus hired.
   (b) The price paid a common carrier for the carriage of
       goods. --Wharton.

3. Freight transportation, or freight line.


\Freight\, a.
Employed in the transportation of freight; having to do with
freight; as, a freight car.

{Freight agent}, a person employed by a transportation
   company to receive, forward, or deliver goods.

{Freight car}. See under {Car}.

{Freight train}, a railroad train made up of freight cars; --
   called in England goods train.


\Freight\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Freighted}; p. pr. & vb.
n. {Freighting}.] [Cf. F. freter.]
To load with goods, as a ship, or vehicle of any kind, for
transporting them from one place to another; to furnish with
freight; as, to freight a ship; to freight a car.

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