Freight meaning: 1

1. goods, cargo, or lading transported for pay. 2. the ordinary means of transport of goods provided by common carriers. 3. the charges for such transportation. 4. freight train. Freight, cargo, shipment refer to goods being transported from place to place . Freight is the general term for goods transported from one place to another by any means: to send freight from New York to New Orleans. Like many nouns that can mean an action as well as an actual thing, freight refers to either the sending of goods or the goods themselves . It can also mean the charge for sending goods. You pay freight for the freight of your freight. FREIGHT meaning: 1 : goods that are carried by ships, trains, trucks, or airplanes; 2 : the system by which goods are carried from one place to another