FREIGHT
noun
Definitions
- 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.
- 2. The sum paid by a party hiring a ship or part of a ship for the use of what is thus hired.
- 3. The price paid a common carrier for the carriage of goods. Wharton.
- 4. Freight transportation, or freight line.
Other Definitions
This word also has 2 other definitions:
FREIGHT
(adjective)
Employed in the transportation of freight; having to do with freight; as, a freight car. Freight agent, a person employed by a transportation company ...
FREIGHT
(verb)
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...
Added: October 09, 2025
Updated: October 09, 2025
