freights 1 of 2

noun

Definition of freightsnext
plural of freight
1
as in cargoes
a mass or quantity of something taken up and carried, conveyed, or transported shipped a large freight of steel to the manufacturer

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Relevance
2
as in prices
the amount of money that is demanded as payment for something it's all very well to suggest increased government services, but who will pay the freight for them?

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freights

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verb

present tense third-person singular of freight
as in loads
to place a weight or burden on it took six hours to freight the cargo airplane

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  1. cargoes
  2. payloads
  3. burdens
  4. rates
Noun
  • Another company, Venture Global through the Calcasieu Pass facility in Louisiana, sold 360 cargoes to the spot market since the Russian invasion occurred.
    Wayne Winegarden, Forbes, 18 Oct. 2024
  • Dress the sweater up with jeans and heels or keep it casual by wearing it with cargos and boots.
    Miles Walls, People.com, 4 Oct. 2024
Definition of cargoes
Noun
  • While rockets get satellites and payloads into orbit, like an airplane carrying passengers to a metro area, space tugs deliver them to specific destinations, like taxis taking those passengers home from the airport.
    Michael Sheetz, CNBC, 1 Oct. 2024
  • These include provisions that would limit driverless trucks from roads with speeds of 50mph or higher and prevent them from carrying certain payloads, like hazardous chemicals.
    Andrew J. Hawkins, The Verge, 30 Sep. 2024
Definition of payloads
Noun
  • These additional burdens, by definition, must either increase the price of plastics, reduce the returns to shareholders, or reduce the incomes of workers.
    Wayne Winegarden, Forbes, 21 Oct. 2024
  • In Israel, the war has imposed many economic burdens.
    David McHugh, Fortune, 21 Oct. 2024
Definition of burdens
Noun
  • Violent crime rates, though lower in number, have also shifted.
    Jovi Dai, The Mercury News, 15 Nov. 2024
  • Total crime rates show a steady upward trend over the decade, rising sharply in 2023.
    Jovi Dai, The Mercury News, 15 Nov. 2024
Definition of rates
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