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freight

The correct spelling is freight.

How to pronounce freight

/fɹeɪt/
noun

IPA: /fɹeɪt/

Say it like: Fra-yt

The correct spelling is freight. Payment for transportation. For example: "The freight was more expensive for cars than for coal."

Usage Examples

The freight was more expensive for cars than for coal.

The freight shifted and the trailer turned over on the highway.

They shipped it ordinary freight to spare the expense.

Meanings

noun

  1. 1.Payment for transportation.
  2. 2.Goods or items in transport.
  3. 3.Transport of goods.
  4. 4.A freight train.
  5. 5.Cultural or emotional associations.

verb

  1. 1.To transport (goods).
  2. 2.To load with freight. Also figurative.

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