freightage

[ frey-tij ]

noun

1. the transportation of goods.
2. the price for this.
3. freight, cargo, or lading.

freightage

/ ˈfreɪtɪdʒ /

noun

1. the commercial conveyance of goods
2. the goods so transported
3. the price charged for such conveyance

Word History and Origins

Origin of freightage¹

First recorded in 1685–95; freight + -age

Example Sentences

The Helen Mar carried no guano, and charged freightage accordingly for being clean.

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Actually, the heavy freightage that must pass over these roads makes it essential that they be first class.

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If the potatoes had gone to Philadelphia, he would have paid forty-eight dollars freightage.

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One man carries across it a freightage of ingots, another may fish there for herrings.

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Passing the wide freightage doors, I came to a narrow one which was wide open; so I first looked, and then walked in.

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Related Words

• shipment
• shipping
• transit
• transport