Main Entry: ¹freight

Pronunciation: \ˈfrāt\

Function: noun

Usage: often attributive

Etymology: Middle English, from Middle Dutch or Middle Low German vracht, vrecht

Date: 15th century

1 a : the compensation paid for the transportation of goods b : cost <help pay the freight>
2 a : goods to be shipped : cargo b : load, burden c : meaning 3, significance
3 a : the ordinary transportation of goods by a common carrier and distinguished from express b : a train designed or used for such transportation