Freight

How it is used

Has two meanings that you read from context: the cargo itself (air freight, freight train) and the charge (freight prepaid, freight collect). It is uncountable: say 'freight' or 'a freight shipment', not 'a freight' or 'freights'.

Example sentences

1. Freight costs on the Asia to Europe route have doubled since spring.

2. The freight is collected from the factory on Monday and arrives in Izmir on Wednesday.

Common collocations

• freight costs
• freight prepaid
• freight collect
• air freight
• freight train

Related terms

• freight rateThe price a carrier or forwarder charges to move goods, usually per container, per pallet, per kilogram or per shipment.
• freight forwarderA company that organizes shipments for its customers: it books space with carriers, prepares documents and arranges customs, insurance and delivery.
• shipmentA quantity of goods sent together from one place to another, or the act of sending them, whether by road, sea, air or rail.
• carrierA company that physically transports goods, such as a trucking company, a shipping line, an airline or a rail operator.
• air freightThe transport of goods by plane, either in the hold of passenger aircraft or on dedicated cargo planes; fast but expensive.

This word in other fields

The same English word can have a different meaning in another field:

• freight · Maritime & Shipping
• freight · International Trade

More terms: Freight and Shipping

• shipper
• booking
• transit time
• demurrage
• chargeable weight
• consolidation