freight
noun
1. goods carried by a large vehicle
Similar word(s): cargo, consignment, lading, load, loading, payload, shipment
Definition categories: man–made, merchandise, product, ware
2. transporting goods commercially at rates cheaper than express rates
Similar word(s): freightage
Definition categories: act, shipping, transport, transportation
3. the charge for transporting something by common carrier
- we pay the freight
- the freight rate is usually cheaper
Similar word(s): freightage
Definition categories: possession, rate
Sentences with freight as a noun:
- The freight was more expensive for cars than for coal.
- The freight shifted and the trailer turned over on the highway.
- They shipped it ordinary freight to spare the expense.
- A wedding ring is small, but it has massive emotional freight.