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
School buses, first responders, commuters, and freight trucks rely on safe, uncongested, and efficient roads. — Kevin Blackwell, Charlotte Observer, 21 Oct. 2026 Erosion and slope damage have also caused problems over the years for one of California’s busiest rail corridors used by commuters via the Pacific Surfliner and Metrolink and freight operations. — Hannah Fry, Los Angeles Times, 20 Oct. 2026
Verb
Russell said that his battery from his Canadian GP retirement is still being sea-freighted back to Mercedes’ F1 base in the United Kingdom. — Madeline Coleman, New York Times, 27 June 2026 That night was freighted with meaning; a win could set the team up for potential advancement, while a loss could dim those hopes. — Andrew Greif, NBC news, 26 June 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
  • The Russian Defense Ministry said in a statement that its forces carried out drone strikes on logistics centers, port infrastructure and three cargo ships in the port of Reni in the Odesa region.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 21 Oct. 2026
  • Many participate in the miraculous art of flying and maintaining enormous airplanes, or picking up cargo to take across our greater multi-county region of millions.
    — Daniel Hernandez, Los Angeles Times, 21 Oct. 2026
Definition of cargo
Noun
  • One flight last week leaving from al-Qassim airport north of Riyadh to Geneva, sold for €94,000 ($105,000), compared with a price of about €60,000 ($67,000) before the closure of the main airport in Riyadh.
    — Melissa Hancock, Fortune, 21 Oct. 2026
  • His critics see a president who failed to tame inflation and keep America out of overseas conflicts, and whose agenda has fueled higher prices as the war with Iran appears to be at a stalemate.
    — JOSH BOAK, Arkansas Online, 21 Oct. 2026
Definition of price
Verb
  • The fuel was first loaded commercially in an American reactor in 2025, and this new factory is designed to transition the technology from single-plant deployment into wide commercial use.
    — Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 22 Oct. 2026
  • In Peabody, officials are expanding a program that uses cameras mounted on school buses to identify drivers who fail to stop when buses are loading or unloading students.
    — Logan Hall, CBS News, 22 Oct. 2026
Definition of load
Noun
  • As case counts surged in the initial months of the outbreak, population and demographic data revealed who was shouldering the greatest burdens.
    — Julie Morita, Time, 25 Oct. 2026
  • These were expensive and life-changing burdens, even for those who avoided trial and conviction.
    — Barton Gellman, New Yorker, 25 Oct. 2026
Definition of burden
Noun
  • But then shipping disruptions, rising fuel costs, and steep international tariffs made exporting increasingly difficult, prompting Yu to turn her attention to building a domestic market.
    — Victoria Malloy, Time, 21 Oct. 2026
  • Future success will require Space42 to turn its technological capabilities, capital commitments and international partnerships into commercially viable services that can compete across markets at scale and at a sustainable cost.
    — Melissa Hancock, Fortune, 21 Oct. 2026
Definition of cost
Noun
  • These figures therefore should not be treated as interchangeable measures of payload capacity.
    — Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 20 Oct. 2026
  • The 32 payloads were deployed over a two-hour span beginning about 57 minutes after launch.
    — Mike Wall, Space.com, 20 Oct. 2026
Definition of payload
Noun
  • These provisions keep employers and plan sponsors from openly discussing their contract terms, which Cuban said blocks them from comparing fees and negotiating better deals.
    — Emma Witman, Fortune, 21 Oct. 2026
  • Talking to Nieman Lab, experts suggested that Meta could possibly use the policy to avoid millions in licensing fees from news organizations by requiring all business users to share a wealth of AI training data simply for running a business page.
    — Ashley Belanger, ArsTechnica, 20 Oct. 2026
Definition of fee
Noun
  • Protesters blocked the loading and unloading of fresh food and other goods at supermarket distribution warehouses near Naples on Monday, Sky TG24 reported.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 20 Oct. 2026
  • At the loading dock, deliveries arrived in trucks lined up in a queue that had been planned a year in advance.
    — Gideon Lewis-Kraus, New Yorker, 19 Oct. 2026
Definition of loading

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