Freight definitions

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

FREIGHT, n. frate. [L. fero; formed like bright.]
1. The cargo, or any part of the cargo of a ship; lading; that which is carried by water. The freight of a ship consists of cotton; the ship has not a full freight; the owners have advertised for freight; freight will be paid for by the ton.
2. Transportation of goods. We paid four dollars a ton for the freight from London to Barcelona.
3. The hire of a ship, or money charged or paid for the transportation of goods. After paying freight and charges, the profit is trifling.
FREIGHT, v.t.
1. To load with goods, as a ship or vessel of any kind, for transporting them from one place to another. We freighted the ship for Amsterdam; the ship was freighted with flour for Havana.
2. To load as the burden.

WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

n
1: goods carried by a large vehicle [syn: cargo, lading, freight, load, loading, payload, shipment, consignment]
2: transporting goods commercially at rates cheaper than express rates [syn: freight, freightage]
3: the charge for transporting something by common carrier; "we pay the freight"; "the freight rate is usually cheaper" [syn: freight, freightage, freight rate] v
1: transport commercially as cargo
2: load with goods for transportation

Merriam Webster's

I. noun Usage: often attributive Etymology: Middle English, from Middle Dutch or Middle Low German vracht, vrecht Date: 15th century 1. a. the compensation paid for the transportation of goods b. cost <help pay the freight> 2. a. goods to be shipped ; cargo b. load, burden c. meaning 3, significance 3. a. the ordinary transportation of goods by a common carrier and distinguished from express b. a train designed or used for such transportation II. transitive verb Date: 15th century 1. a. to load with goods for transportation b. burden, charge <freighted with memories> 2. to transport or ship by freight

Oxford Reference Dictionary

n. & v. --n. 1 the transport of goods in containers or by water or air or US by land. 2 goods transported; cargo. 3 a charge for transportation of goods. 4 the hire of a ship or aircraft for transporting goods. 5 a load or burden. --v.tr. 1 transport (goods) as freight. 2 load with freight. 3 hire or let out (a ship) for the carriage of goods and passengers. Phrases and idioms: freight ton see TON(1). Etymology: MDu., MLG vrecht var. of vracht: cf. FRAUGHT

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Freight 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.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Freight 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.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

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.

Collin's Cobuild Dictionary

(freights, freighting, freighted) 1. Freight is the movement of goods by lorries, trains, ships, or aeroplanes. France derives 16% of revenue from air freight. 2. Freight is goods that are transported by lorries, trains, ships, or aeroplanes. 90% of managers wanted to see more freight carried by rail. N-UNCOUNT 3. When goods are freighted, they are transported in large quantities over a long distance. From these ports the grain is freighted down to Addis Ababa. VERB: usu passive, be V-ed adv/prep

Soule's Dictionary of English Synonyms

I. v. a. Load, lade, charge, burden or burthen. II. n. 1. Cargo, lading, load, burden. 2. Freightage, freight money, charge for freight.

Moby Thesaurus

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