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freight

Meaning in simple English, pronunciation and examples

Pronunciation: US /freɪt/

freight means: Goods carried from one place to another by ship, train, truck, or plane.

noun

TRANSPORTED GOODSB2

Goods carried from one place to another by ship, train, truck, or plane.

  • The train carries freight.
  • Workers loaded the freight onto the ship.
  • Most of our freight travels by road.

Similar words: cargo, goods

Common phrases: freight train, carry freight, air freight, freight transport

TRANSPORT COSTC1

The money paid to move goods by ship, train, truck, or plane.

  • Freight is included in the price.
  • We paid more in freight than expected.
  • How much is the freight on this shipment?

Similar words: shipping cost, transport charge

Common phrases: pay freight, freight charges, freight rates

verb

TRANSPORT GOODSC1

To send goods somewhere by ship, train, truck, or plane.

  • We freight goods overseas.
  • The supplies were freighted by air.
  • They freighted the machines to a remote factory.

How to use it: freight something to somewhere (They freighted the equipment to the island.)

Similar words: ship, transport

Common phrases: freight something overseas, freight something out, freight by rail

Questions about freight

What does freight mean?

Goods carried from one place to another by ship, train, truck, or plane.

What is freight in other languages?

Türkçe: yük · Español: carga · Français: fret · Deutsch: Fracht · Italiano: merci · 日本語: 貨物

How do you pronounce freight?

It is pronounced /freɪt/.

How do you use freight in a sentence?

The train carries freight. Workers loaded the freight onto the ship.

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