Definition of freight

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Freight (n.) The price paid a common carrier for the carriage of goods.

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Primage :: Primage (n.) A charge in addition to the freight; originally, a gratuity to the captain for his particular care of the goods (sometimes called hat money), but now belonging to the owners or freighters of the vessel, unless by special agreement the whole or part is assigned to the captain..
Freighting :: Freighting (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Freigh.
Ship :: Ship (v. t.) By extension, in commercial usage, to commit to any conveyance for transportation to a distance; as, to ship freight by railroad..
Freighted :: Freighted (imp. & p. p.) of Freigh.
Freight :: Freight (a.) Employed in the transportation of freight; having to do with freight; as, a freight car..
Truck :: Truck (v. i.) A freight car.
Local :: Local (n.) A train which receives and deposits passengers or freight along the line of the road; a train for the accommodation of a certain district.
Freightless :: Freightless (a.) Destitute of freight.
Freightage :: Freightage (n.) Freight; cargo; lading. Milton.
Freight :: Freight (n.) The sum paid by a party hiring a ship or part of a ship for the use of what is thus hired.
Wagon :: Wagon (n.) A wheeled carriage; a vehicle on four wheels, and usually drawn by horses; especially, one used for carrying freight or merchandise..
Freight :: Freight (n.) 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..
Strutted :: Struse (n.) A Russian river craft used for transporting freight.
Transfreight :: Transfreight (v. i.) To transfrete.
Cargo :: Cargo (n.) The lading or freight of a ship or other vessel; the goods, merchandise, or whatever is conveyed in a vessel or boat; load; freight..
Empty :: Empty (n.) An empty box, crate, cask, etc.; -- used in commerce, esp. in transportation of freight; as, special rates for empties..
Affreight :: Affreight (v. t.) To hire, as a ship, for the transportation of goods or freight..
Ferry :: Ferry (v. t.) A franchise or right to maintain a vessel for carrying passengers and freight across a river, bay, etc., charging tolls..
Lade :: Lade (v. t.) To load; to put a burden or freight on or in; -- generally followed by that which receives the load, as the direct object..
Freightage :: Freightage (n.) The transportation of freight.
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