freightage

freightage: freightage freight‧age [ˈfreɪtɪdʒ] noun [uncountable] COMMERCE TRANSPORT

1. the amount charged for carrying large quantities of goods from one place to another in a ship, plane, train etc, or :

• We had to pay fifty percent more freightage than if the goods had been heading for some West Coast destination like Portland.

2. goods that are being carried in large quantities from one place to another in a ship, plane, train etc; = freight

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freightage UK US /ˈfreɪtɪdʒ/ noun [U] TRANSPORT

► the amount of money charged for transporting goods by ship, aircraft, train, or truck: »The contract provided that the consignee should pay the freightage.

► goods that are transported by aircraft, ship, train, or truck: »The owner will be compensated for the full value of the vehicle and the freightage.

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Synonyms:

Freightage — Freight age (fr[=a]t [asl]j; 48), n. 1. The charge for transportation; the expense of carriage. [1913 Webster] 2. The transportation of freight. [1913 Webster] 3. Freight; cargo; lading. Milton. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
freightage — index cargo, freight Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
freightage — 1690s, a hybrid word, from FREIGHT (Cf. freight) + AGE (Cf. age) … Etymology dictionary
freightage — [frāt′ij] n. 1. the charge for transporting goods 2. freight; cargo 3. the transportation of goods … English World dictionary
freightage — noun Date: 1694 freight … New Collegiate Dictionary
freightage — /fray tij/, n. 1. the transportation of goods. 2. the price for this. 3. freight, cargo, or lading. [1685 95; FREIGHT + AGE] * * * … Universalium
freightage — noun a) The transportation of goods. b) The price of transporting goods … Wiktionary
freightage — freightÂ·age || freÉªtÉªdÊ’ n. transportation of goods; cost of transporting goods; cargo … English contemporary dictionary
freightage — noun the carrying of goods in bulk. ↘freight … English new terms dictionary
freightage — n. Freight, freight money … New dictionary of synonyms

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