freight
Noun · VerbWordNet 3.0
Noun (3)
- goods carried by a large vehicleSynonyms: cargoladingloadloadingpayloadshipmentconsignment
- transporting goods commercially at rates cheaper than express ratesSynonyms: freightage
- the charge for transporting something by common carrier“we pay the freight”“the freight rate is usually cheaper”Synonyms: freightagefreight rate
Verb (2)
- transport commercially as cargo
- load with goods for transportation
Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)
Freight \Freight\ (fr[=a]t), n. [F. fret, OHG. fr[=e]ht merit, reward. See Fraught, n.]
1.That with which anything is 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. [1913 Webster]
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. [1913 Webster]
3.Freight transportation, or freight line. [1913 Webster]
Freight \Freight\ (fr[=a]t), a. Employed in the transportation of freight; having to do with freight; as, a freight car. [1913 Webster]
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. [1913 Webster]
Freight \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. [1913 Webster]