Definition of "freight" []

• Goods carried by a vessel or vehicle, especially by a commercial carrier; cargo. (noun)
• A burden; a load. (noun)
• Commercial transportation of goods. (noun)
• The charge for transporting goods. Also called freightage. (noun)
• A railway train carrying goods only. (noun)

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• "So I think freight will clearly -- the incremental cost in freight will go up, but we've done some things to actually take what we call freight miles, if you will, out of our system."
• "We believe that our high charter coverage for the next two years should result in high vessel utilization while minimizing the effects of short term freight rate volatility on our cash flows."
• "The economy is like a friggin freight train on a downgrade ...."