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freight
(frāt)n.
1. Goods carried by a vessel or vehicle, especially by a commercial carrier; cargo.
2. A burden; a load.
3.
a. Commercial transportation of goods.
b. The charge for transporting goods. Also called freightage.
4. A railway train carrying goods only.
tr.v. freight·ed, freight·ing, freights
1. To convey commercially as cargo.
2. To load with goods to be transported.
3. To imbue with a specified element or elements: freighted her words with innuendo.
[Middle English fraught, freight, from Middle Dutch or Middle Low German vracht, vrecht; see aik- in Indo-European roots.]
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freight
(freɪt)n
1. (Commerce)
a. commercial transport that is slower and cheaper than express
b. the price charged for such transport
c. goods transported by this means
d. (as modifier): freight transport.
2. (Commerce) chiefly Brit a ship's cargo or part of it
vb (tr)
3. (Commerce) to load with goods for transport
4. (Commerce) chiefly US and Canadian to convey commercially as or by freight
5. to load or burden; charge
[C16: from Middle Dutch vrecht; related to French fret, Spanish flete, Portuguese frete]
ˈfreightless adj
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freight
(freɪt)n.
1. goods, cargo, or lading transported for pay.
2. the ordinary means of transport of goods provided by common carriers.
3. the charges for such transportation.
5. Slang. cost; price.
v.t. 6. to load; burden.
7. to load with goods or merchandise for transportation.
8. to transport as freight.
[1350–1400; < Middle Dutch or Middle Low German vrecht]
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freight
Past participle: freighted
Gerund: freighting
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Noun | 1. | freight - goods carried by a large vehicle merchandise, product, ware - commodities offered for sale; "good business depends on having good merchandise"; "that store offers a variety of products" |
2. | freight - transporting goods commercially at rates cheaper than express rates | |
3. | freight - the charge for transporting something by common carrier; "we pay the freight"; "the freight rate is usually cheaper" charge per unit, rate - amount of a charge or payment relative to some basis; "a 10-minute phone call at that rate would cost $5" | |
Verb | 1. | freight - transport commercially as cargo transport - move something or somebody around; usually over long distances |
2. | freight - load with goods for transportation charge - fill or load to capacity; "charge the wagon with hay" |
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freight
noun
1. transportation, traffic, delivery, carriage, shipment, haulage, conveyance, transport France derives 16% of revenue from air freight.
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freight
nounverb1. To place a burden or heavy load on:
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Translations
أجْرَة الشَّحْنحُمولَه، شحْنَهشَحْن
dopravnénákladnákladnínákladní doprava
fragtfragt-godsgods-last
rahtirahtimaksurahtitavarakuljetuskuljetusmaksu
promet
fuvardíj
farmur; fraktflutningsgjald, farmgjald
貨物輸送
화물
krovininis laivaskrovininis lėktuvasmokestis už pervežimąvažtapinigiai
frakts, vedmaksakravakravas-
tovor
frakt
การขนส่งสินค้า
sự chuyên chở
freight
[freɪt]A. N (= goods transported) → flete m; (= load) → carga f; (= goods) → mercancías fpl; (= charge) → flete m, gastos mpl or costos mpl de transporte
to send sth (by) freight → enviar algo por flete
freight forward; freight collect (US) (Comm) → flete m or porte m debido
freight free (Comm) → franco de porte
freight inward (Comm) → flete m sobre compras
freight paid (Comm) → porte m pagado
to send sth (by) freight → enviar algo por flete
freight forward; freight collect (US) (Comm) → flete m or porte m debido
freight free (Comm) → franco de porte
freight inward (Comm) → flete m sobre compras
freight paid (Comm) → porte m pagado
B. VT (= transport) [+ goods] → fletar, transportar
C. CPD freight car N (US) → vagón m de mercancías
freight charges NPL → gastos mpl or costos mpl de transporte
freight forwarder N → (agente mf) transitario/a m/f, agente mf expedidor(a)
freight plane N → avión m de transporte de mercancías
freight terminal N → terminal f de mercancías (Aer) → terminal f de carga
freight train N (US) → tren m de mercancías
freight yard N → área f de carga
freight charges NPL → gastos mpl or costos mpl de transporte
freight forwarder N → (agente mf) transitario/a m/f, agente mf expedidor(a)
freight plane N → avión m de transporte de mercancías
freight terminal N → terminal f de mercancías (Aer) → terminal f de carga
freight train N (US) → tren m de mercancías
freight yard N → área f de carga
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
freight
[ˈfreɪt] n
(= money charged for transport) → fret m, prix m du transport
freight forward → port dû
freight inward → port payé par le destinataire
freight forward → port dû
freight inward → port payé par le destinataire
(= transport) by air freight → par avion
to go by air freight → être transporté(e) par avion
by sea freight → par bateau
to go by air freight → être transporté(e) par avion
by sea freight → par bateau
modif [company, depot, traffic] → de fretfreight car n (US) → wagon m de marchandisesfreight charges npl → fret m
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
freight
n
(= transport of freight) → Frachtverkehr m
(also freight charges) → Fracht f, → Frachtkosten pl; freight paid (Comm) → frachtfrei, Fracht bezahlt; freight and delivery paid (US Comm) → frachtfrei zum Bestimmungsort
adv to send something freight/air freight → etw als Frachtgut/per Luftfracht senden
vt goods → verfrachten
freight
:freight handler
n → Frachtverlader(in) m(f)
freight plane
n → Frachtflugzeug nt
freight terminal
n → Fracht- or Güterterminal nt
freight train
n → Güterzug m
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
freight
[freɪt]1. n (goods transported) → merce f, merci fpl; (charge) → spese fpl di trasporto
freight forward (Comm) → spese a carico del destinatario
freight inward → spese di trasporto sulla merce in entrata
freight forward (Comm) → spese a carico del destinatario
freight inward → spese di trasporto sulla merce in entrata
2. vt (transport, goods) → trasportare
3. adj (yard) → merci inv
4. adv to send sth freight → spedire qc per via ordinaria
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
freight
(freit) noun1. goods being carried from place to place. air-freight; (also adjective) a freight train.
2. the money charged for carrying such goods. He charged me $100 freight.
ˈfreighter noun a ship (or aircraft) that carries freight rather than passengers.
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freight
→ شَحْن nákladní doprava fragt Fracht φορτίο flete, porte rahti fret promet carico 貨物輸送 화물 vracht frakt ładunek frete перевозка грузов frakt การขนส่งสินค้า nakliye sự chuyên chở 货物Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009