Freight
(noun)
- Goods transported by truck, train, ship, or airplane.
- The charge for transporting goods.
- The act of transporting goods.
Origin:
Middle english: from old french fret, from freter "to carry as a burden", from latin feretrum "bier".
Examples:
- The company is responsible for the freight of the goods.
- The freight train was carrying coal.
- The freight cost was included in the price of the product.
- We have to calculate the freight charges for the shipment.
- The freight company promised to deliver the goods on time.