freight
The transportation of goods (originally by water; now also by land); also, the hiring of a vehicle or vessel for such transportation.
Other meanings
Goods or items in transport; cargo, luggage.
“The freight shifted and the trailer turned over on the highway.”
Payment for transportation.
“The freight was more expensive for cars than for coal.”
Synonyms
- cargo
- load
- loading
- payload
- shipment
A kind of
- merchandise
Word history
From Middle Low German "vrecht" (cargo, freight; transportation fee).
Where this comes from
This definition is adapted from “freight” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; related-word lists use Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0, based on Princeton WordNet), published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.