freights 1 of 2

noun

plural of freight
1
as in cargoes
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 prices
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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freights

2 of 2

verb

present tense third-person singular of freight
as in loads
to place a weight or burden on it took six hours to freight the cargo airplane

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for freights
  1. cargoes
  2. prices
  3. loads
  4. payloads
  5. costs
  6. burdens
  7. loadings
  8. fees
Noun
  • While traffic has dipped in response, ships continue to cross, with many making shuttle runs in and out of the Gulf to unload oil cargoes via ship-to-ship transfers.
    — Jason Ma, Fortune, 10 Oct. 2026
  • The rise in attacks comes even as more crude has been flowing out of the Gulf, highlighting the ongoing risks to crew and cargoes.
    — Hanna Ziady, CNN Money, 8 Oct. 2026
Definition of cargoes
Noun
  • The best seats will be the cheapest There is a wide spread in the available prices for tickets to see U2 on their 2027 tour.
    — Jim Edwards, Fortune, 23 Oct. 2026
  • Also weighing on global stock markets was a jump in oil prices.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 23 Oct. 2026
Definition of prices
Verb
  • These improvements are intended to help military forces transport larger loads more efficiently and support operational demands across a range of environments.
    — Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 11 Oct. 2026
  • When your site loads quickly, visitors may stay longer, browse more and be more likely to convert.
    — Anthony Savino, Forbes.com, 2 Oct. 2026
Definition of loads
Noun
  • SpaceX will largely focus on its own payloads in 2027 with the Starship rocket.
    — Eric Berger, ArsTechnica, 21 Oct. 2026
  • The first Transporter mission, which lifted off in January 2021, delivered 143 payloads to Earth orbit, a single-launch record that still stands.
    — Mike Wall, Space.com, 20 Oct. 2026
Definition of payloads
Noun
  • That flexibility, whether enabled by SSTs or other controls, could lower costs and speed up grid connections.
    — Alex Pasternack, Scientific American, 20 Oct. 2026
  • Anger about rising inflation, from energy prices to housing costs, has led to clashes in Italy and Portugal.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 20 Oct. 2026
Definition of costs
Verb
  • Traffic burdens residents daily, and heavy rain keeps exposing the same stormwater weaknesses.
    — Miami Herald staff, Miami Herald, 22 Sep. 2026
  • This adds unstated punishment, fragments medical care, limits programming, and burdens federal agencies with unnecessary logistics.
    — Walter Pavlo, Forbes.com, 18 Aug. 2026
Definition of burdens
Noun
  • Data compiled by Bloomberg shows crude loadings fell from roughly 250,000 barrels per day in August to zero in September, marking the first such instance since the war began in February.
    — Melissa Hancock, Fortune, 7 Oct. 2026
  • Ateios said electrodes at these loadings have already been shipped to a customer.
    — Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 1 Oct. 2026
Definition of loadings
Noun
  • For the band’s 2023–24 residency at the Sphere in Las Vegas, tickets started at $140 including taxes and fees, according to Sphere Entertainment.
    — James LaForge, Fortune, 22 Oct. 2026
  • The city’s roadway fee program, which collects fees from new developments in the city, includes funding for a future traffic signal at the intersection.
    — Camryn Dadey, Sacbee.com, 21 Oct. 2026
Definition of fees
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