freight

/freɪt/
noun
  1. Goods or cargo transported by truck, train, ship, or aircraft.
    • The train carried a large load of freight across the country.
    • Most of the freight from Asia arrives at the port in large containers.
    • The shipping company handles both passenger travel and freight.
  2. The system or service of transporting goods, or the cost of such transport.
    • We need to calculate the freight before we can give you a final price.
    • The company offers fast freight delivery for online orders.
    • Freight charges have gone up because of higher fuel prices.
Antonyms
verb
  1. To load or transport goods, especially for commercial purposes.
    • The warehouse crew freighted the trucks with boxes of electronics.
    • We will freight the machinery to the factory by rail.
    • They freighted the ship with supplies for the long voyage.
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