freight 1 of 2

noun

ˈfrāt How to pronounce freight (audio)
Definition of freightnext
1
as in cargo
a mass or quantity of something taken up and carried, conveyed, or transported shipped a large freight of steel to the manufacturer

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2
as in price
the amount of money that is demanded as payment for something it's all very well to suggest increased government services, but who will pay the freight for them?

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freight

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verb

as in to load
to place a weight or burden on it took six hours to freight the cargo airplane

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Recent Examples of freight
Noun
The company says this approach would free up more space for freight while reducing operating costs. — Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 30 Oct. 2026 Farmers and manufacturers and ordinary Californians could hardly move freight or ride the rails without SP — and paid dearly for this monopoly. — Patt Morrison, Los Angeles Times, 30 Oct. 2026
Verb
Mia Gonzales-Swinton stood on a Dover Air Force tarmac freighted with grief, keeping her 4-year-old daughter close in front of her. — Chris Kenning, USA Today, 26 July 2026 By 2011, Delicias Import was freighting at least four full containers. — Paula De La Cruz, Forbes.com, 22 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for freight
Recent Examples of Synonyms for freight
  1. cargo
  2. price
  3. load
  4. burden
  5. cost
  6. payload
  7. fee
  8. loading
Noun
  • Smaller cargo drones transported emergency medical supplies into areas inaccessible to conventional rescue vehicles.
    — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 12 Nov. 2026
  • Sometimes the smugglers take their human cargo the entire 80 miles from the Dominican Republic to the western banks of Puerto Rico.
    — Pedro Portal, Miami Herald, 12 Nov. 2026
Definition of cargo
Noun
  • Experts say even lower prices could be a thing in the coming weeks, even though other things are up.
    — Tara Molina, CBS News, 11 Nov. 2026
  • The vote came as Republicans grapple with the fallout from sweeping midterm losses that some in the party have blamed on the war in Iran and the resulting surge in gas prices.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 11 Nov. 2026
Definition of price
Verb
  • Keeping the ship flying night after night took around 100 roadies and stagehands, who had to disassemble it, load it up, haul it to the next city and reassemble it after every gig.
    — Adam Kovac, Scientific American, 5 Nov. 2026
  • Crude oil tankers are docked and loaded at the Bajo Grande oil terminal on Lake Maracaibo in San Francisco, Zulia state, Venezuela, on September 1, 2026.
    — Spencer Kimball, CNBC, 5 Nov. 2026
Definition of load
Noun
  • The state of Connecticut has one of the highest property tax burdens in the nation and among the highest costs for energy and housing.
    — Livi Stanford, Hartford Courant, 8 Nov. 2026
  • Film carries the burden of being popular in the present, but at the end of the day, the real challenge is to make something that can endure the test of time, like Vija does with her masterful work.
    — Laura Zornosa, Los Angeles Times, 8 Nov. 2026
Definition of burden
Noun
  • Additionally, the grant will provide flexible funding to cover upfront project repair costs.
    — Charlotte Observer, Charlotte Observer, 11 Nov. 2026
  • Volvo Penta said the actual maintenance requirements and costs would depend on how the machine is used.
    — Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 11 Nov. 2026
Definition of cost
Noun
  • In September, the company confirmed those customers would contribute payloads alongside NASA cargo.
    — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 11 Nov. 2026
  • Vigoride 7 launched on March 30, along with many other payloads, aboard SpaceX's Transporter-16 rideshare mission.
    — Elizabeth Howell, Space.com, 10 Nov. 2026
Definition of payload
Noun
  • Those individuals experienced delays in getting to medical appointments, cancellation fees and other issues as a result, the suit said.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 10 Nov. 2026
  • Compare that to the Chase Sapphire Reserve® (see rates and fees), which grants primary cardholders and authorized users two free guests to Priority Pass lounges and Chase Sapphire Lounges by The Club.
    — Jason Stauffer, CNBC, 10 Nov. 2026
Definition of fee
Noun
  • Foraging there for sumac berries one day, Smith came across a loading dock that had been converted into a retention pond for managing runoff, where frogs were laying eggs as young tadpoles slithered along.
    — Emily Watlington, ARTnews.com, 9 Nov. 2026
  • The new study did not test whether bone loading extends human life, let alone by an entire decade.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 6 Nov. 2026
Definition of loading

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