"freight" meaning in English

See freight in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /freɪt/ [US, UK] Audio: en-us-freight.ogg [US] Forms: freight [singular], freights [plural]
enPR: frāt [US, UK] Head templates: {{noun}} [POS TABLE]
  1. Freight is a payment for transportation.
    Sense id: simple-freight-en-noun-IFntvwKk
  2. Freight is goods that are being transported. Synonyms: cargo, luggage
    Sense id: simple-freight-en-noun-K8DxreNO

Verb

IPA: /freɪt/ [US, UK] Audio: en-us-freight.ogg [US] Forms: freight [canonical], freights [third-person, singular], freighted [past], freighted [past, participle], freighting [present, participle]
enPR: frāt [US, UK] Head templates: {{verb}} [POS TABLE]
  1. If you freight something, you transport goods to their destination.
    Sense id: simple-freight-en-verb-3HI7SJsx
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