Freight vs. Cartage

Freight vs. Cartage — Is There a Difference?
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Difference Between Freight and Cartage

Freightnoun

Payment for transportation.

The freight was more expensive for cars than for coal.

Cartagenoun

The transport of goods by cart; carting

Freightnoun

Goods or items in transport.

The freight shifted and the trailer turned over on the highway.

Cartagenoun

A charge made for such transport

Freightnoun

Transport of goods.

They shipped it ordinary freight to spare the expense.

Cartagenoun

the work of carting

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Freightnoun

(figurative) Cultural or emotional associations.

A wedding ring is small, but it has massive emotional freight.

Freightverb

(transitive) To transport (goods).

Freightverb

To load with freight. Also figurative.

Freightnoun

goods carried by a large vehicle

Freightnoun

transporting goods commercially at rates cheaper than express rates

Freightnoun

the charge for transporting something by common carrier;

we pay the freightthe freight rate is usually cheaper
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Freightverb

transport commercially as cargo

Freightverb

load with goods for transportation