often attributive
1
a
: the compensation paid for the transportation of goods
b : cost parents helping their children pay the freight for college
2
a : goods to be shipped : cargo The freight arrived by steamboat. b : load, burden The man staggered under a freight of small logs in a basket.
3
a
: the ordinary transportation of goods by a common carrier and distinguished from express
b : a train designed or used for such transportation
transitive verb
1
a
: to load with goods for transportation
2
: to transport or ship by freight
Last Updated: 17 Feb 2026 – Updated example sentences
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Merriam-Webster unabridged
