noun

freight

frayt

noun

Goods transported in bulk by ship, train, truck, or aircraft.

"The port handles thousands of tons of freight every day."

verb

To transport goods, or to load a vehicle or vessel with cargo.

"The company freights its products to warehouses across the country by rail."

How to Use Freight

Learner’s notes

In plain EnglishGoods being shipped in bulk, or the act of shipping them.

Common pairings

freight train freight charges air freight

Word Forms

more freight comparative, freighted past tense, freight plural, freighted plural, freights singular, freight singular, freighted singular, freightest singular, freightedst singular, freighteth singular, most freight superlative

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Etymology

From Late Middle English freighten, related to Middle Dutch vrachten ("to load a ship with cargo"), itself from a noun meaning cargo or hire fee.

Rhymes for freight

eight weight height sleight overweight lightweight heavyweight paperweight middleweight

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