1
as in cargo
a mass or quantity of something taken up and carried, conveyed, or transported
shipped a large freight of steel to the manufacturer
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2
as in price
the amount of money that is demanded as payment for something
it's all very well to suggest increased government services, but who will pay the freight for them?
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as in to load
to place a weight or burden on
it took six hours to freight the cargo airplane
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Recent Examples of freight
Lori Ann Larocco, CNBC, 28 Feb. 2025
The constant port congestion could be what’s keeping charter freight rates up while traditional spot and contract rates take their annual dive.
—Glenn Taylor, Sourcing Journal, 4 Mar. 2025
David Hodari, NBC News, 4 Dec. 2024
These flags come freighted with meaning and emotion.
—Michael Barnes, Austin American-Statesman, 12 Jan. 2024
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Noun
Close to 7,000 freight rail employees work in the state, assisting in the movement of intermodal containers, consumer goods, food products, and chemicals.
—Lori Ann Larocco, CNBC, 28 Feb. 2025
The constant port congestion could be what’s keeping charter freight rates up while traditional spot and contract rates take their annual dive.
—Glenn Taylor, Sourcing Journal, 4 Mar. 2025
Verb
Syrian rebel forces Wednesday were within 6 miles of the central city of Hama, a city freighted with past horrors for antigovernment forces.
—David Hodari, NBC News, 4 Dec. 2024
These flags come freighted with meaning and emotion.
—Michael Barnes, Austin American-Statesman, 12 Jan. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for freight
Noun
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Eight days later the ship limped into port at Aberdeen, Washington, with half the deck cargo of lumber having washed overboard.—
Ben East,
Outdoor Life,
14 Mar. 2025
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Within six months of the grant cycles, recipient agencies reported over 6,900 arrests for retail, motor vehicle and cargo theft.—
Kate Nishimura,
Sourcing Journal,
13 Mar. 2025
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The price for this ability to outrun inflation by a sizable margin and compound wealth has been periods of painful and unforeseeable declines.—
Bill Stone,
Forbes,
16 Mar. 2025
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Douglas Johnson, the company’s owner and president, said the price of steel started rising as soon as Trump threatened the 25% tariff last month.—
Kenneth R. Gosselin,
Hartford Courant,
16 Mar. 2025
Verb
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They would be loaded on buses and sent through the Kerem Shalom crossing either to Ashdod port, or to an airport near Eilat.—
Tom Soufi Burridge,
ABC News,
19 Mar. 2025
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Investigators said Hernandez gunned Quadri down, loaded his body into Quadri’s car, then abandoned the vehicle in a parking lot on San Antonio’s south side before checking into a nearby hotel, KABB reported.—
Mitchell Willetts,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
18 Mar. 2025
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This financial burden could likely force water tax increases on residents of Elgin, as funding would be required to source water from external resources beyond the Fox River.—
Courier-News,
Chicago Tribune,
17 Mar. 2025
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Should the tariffs persist, though, consumers will bear much of the burden.—
Kate Nishimura,
Sourcing Journal,
17 Mar. 2025
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And most of the reason is there’s too much government regulation keeping people from being able to build houses at a reasonable cost.—
Roxana Popescu,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
16 Mar. 2025
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This eliminates the need for multiple VAT registrations, reducing compliance costs and administrative burdens.—
Aleksandra Bal,
Forbes,
16 Mar. 2025
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SpaceX's workhorse Falcon 9 rocket has launched dozens of high-value payloads for NASA, and this launch was no different.—
Brett Tingley,
Space.com,
12 Mar. 2025
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Drones and conventional missiles fired from long range cannot carry the large payloads required to significantly damage hardened or sprawling targets like the ones in Yemen.—
Stacie L. Pettyjohn,
Foreign Affairs,
10 Mar. 2025
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Dealership Gifts Electric Car to Woman Who Found Racial Slur on an Oil Change Sticker from a Different Dealership (Exclusive) The library, which doesn’t impose late fees anymore, estimated what the fine would have been if late fees still existed for them just for fun.—
Brian Anthony Hernandez,
People.com,
15 Mar. 2025
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Visitors to the country must pay a daily sustainable development fee of $100, which goes toward funding health care, education and other public services in Bhutan.—
Lilit Marcus,
CNN,
14 Mar. 2025
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The top loading tray holds up to 60-sheets of paper and 3 months of ink are included with your purchase.—
PCMAG,
PCMAG,
11 Mar. 2025
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Police alleged that minutes later, Yolanda could be seen on camera loading pets and luggage into an SUV before leaving the home, wearing different clothing.—
Laura Barcella,
People.com,
6 Mar. 2025
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“Freight.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/freight. Accessed 25 Mar. 2025.
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