Freight — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

goods carried by a large vehicle

transporting goods commercially at rates cheaper than express rates

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/fɹˈeɪt/

🇬🇧British English

/fɹˈeɪt/

🇮🇳Indian English

/fɹˈeɪt/

1 syllable Say it as /fɹˈeɪt/.

Examples

we pay the freight
the freight rate is usually cheaper

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

consignment freight rate load freightage payload lading cargo loading shipment

Parts of Speech

noun	goods carried by a large vehicle
noun	transporting goods commercially at rates cheaper than express rates
noun	the charge for transporting something by common carrier “we pay the freight”
verb	transport commercially as cargo
verb	load with goods for transportation

Word Forms

lade	verb	fill or place a load on
freight	verb	load with goods for transportation
load	verb	put (something) on a structure or conveyance
ship	verb	transport commercially
freight	noun	the charge for transporting something by common carrier
freighter	noun	a cargo ship
freightage	noun	the charge for transporting something by common carrier

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Fracht

Güter, die von einem großen Fahrzeug befördert werden

🇫🇷French

fret

marchandises transportées par un gros véhicule

🇪🇸Spanish

transporte

mercancías transportadas por un vehículo grande

🇮🇹Italian

trasporto

merci trasportate da un veicolo di grandi dimensioni

🇳🇱Dutch

vracht

goederen vervoerd door een groot voertuig

🇵🇹Portuguese

frete

mercadorias transportadas por um veículo grande

🇷🇺Russian

груз

груз, перевозимый большим транспортным средством

India

🇮🇳Hindi

परिवहन

बड़े वाहन द्वारा ले जाया जाने वाला सामान

🇧🇩Bengali

মালবাহী

একটি বড় যানবাহন দ্বারা বহন করা পণ্য

🇮🇳Tamil

சரக்கு

ஒரு பெரிய வாகனம் கொண்டு செல்லும் பொருட்கள்

🇮🇳Telugu

సరుకు రవాణా

పెద్ద వాహనం ద్వారా సరుకులు తీసుకువెళ్లారు

🇮🇳Marathi

मालवाहतूक

मोठ्या वाहनाने वाहून नेलेला माल

🇮🇳Gujarati

નૂર

મોટા વાહન દ્વારા માલસામાન

🇮🇳Kannada

ಸರಕು ಸಾಗಣೆ

ದೊಡ್ಡ ವಾಹನದ ಮೂಲಕ ಸಾಗಿಸುವ ಸರಕುಗಳು

🇮🇳Malayalam

ചരക്ക്

ഒരു വലിയ വാഹനത്തിൽ കൊണ്ടുപോകുന്ന സാധനങ്ങൾ

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਭਾੜਾ

ਇੱਕ ਵੱਡੇ ਵਾਹਨ ਦੁਆਰਾ ਲਿਜਾਇਆ ਗਿਆ ਸਾਮਾਨ

🇵🇰Urdu

مال برداری

سامان ایک بڑی گاڑی سے لے جایا جاتا ہے۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

货运

大型车辆运载的货物

🇯🇵Japanese

貨物

大型車両で運ばれる荷物

🇰🇷Korean

화물

대형 차량으로 운반되는 물품

🇻🇳Vietnamese

vận chuyển hàng hóa

hàng hóa được vận chuyển bằng một chiếc xe lớn

🇹🇭Thai

ค่าขนส่ง

สินค้าที่บรรทุกโดยยานพาหนะขนาดใหญ่

🇮🇩Indonesian

kargo

barang yang dibawa dengan kendaraan besar

🇵🇭Filipino

kargamento

kalakal na dala ng isang malaking sasakyan

🇲🇾Malay

pengangkutan

barang yang dibawa oleh kenderaan besar

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

الشحن

البضائع التي تحملها مركبة كبيرة

🇮🇷Persian

حمل و نقل

کالاهای حمل شده توسط یک وسیله نقلیه بزرگ

🇹🇷Turkish

navlun

büyük bir aracın taşıdığı mallar

🇮🇱Hebrew

הוֹבָלָה

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