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- Dictionaryfreight/freɪt/
noun
- 1. goods transported in bulk by truck, train, ship, or aircraft: "a decline in the amount of freight carried by rail" Similar
- 2. a freight train: US "I can hear the regular wail of the twelve o'clock freight from my house"
verb
- 1. transport (goods) in bulk by truck, train, ship, or aircraft: "the metals had been freighted from the city"
- 2. be laden or burdened with: "each word was freighted with anger"
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FREIGHT definition: 1. goods, but not passengers, that are carried from one place to another, by ship, aircraft, train…. Learn more.
Jun 7, 2012 · The meaning of FREIGHT is the compensation paid for the transportation of goods. How to use freight in a sentence.
FREIGHT meaning: 1. goods, but not passengers, that are carried from one place to another, by ship, aircraft, train…. Learn more.
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.
1. Goods carried by a vessel or vehicle, especially by a commercial carrier; cargo. 2. A burden; a load. 3. a. Commercial transportation of goods. b. The charge for transporting goods.
a method or service for transporting goods, esp. bulky goods, by water, land, or air: freight is usually cheaper but slower than express
Like many nouns that can mean an action as well as an actual thing, freight refers to either the sending of goods or the goods themselves. It can also mean the charge for sending goods. You pay freight for the freight of your freight.
FREIGHT definition: goods that are carried by trains, trucks, ships, or aircraft. Learn more.
noun. /freɪt/. /freɪt/. [uncountable] goods that are transported by ships, planes, trains or lorries; the system of transporting goods in this way. to send goods by air freight. a freight business. passenger and freight transportation services. Extra Examples.
Definition of freight verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
