Freight

noun

/fɹeɪt/

Word Frequency: 6.1

Definitions

1.nounPayment for transportation.

"The freight was more expensive for cars than for coal."

2.nounGoods or items in transport.

"The freight shifted and the trailer turned over on the highway."

3.nounTransport of goods.

"They shipped it ordinary freight to spare the expense."

4.nounA freight train.

5.nounCultural or emotional associations.

6.verbTo transport (goods).

7.verbTo load with freight. Also figurative.

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