Definition

Noun: - Postage; carriage; freight; shipping fee: The money that must be paid for the transport of goods, luggage, or mail. It refers to the charge for a transportation service.

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • Cước phí vận chuyển hàng hóa đã tăng. (The freight charge for transporting goods has increased.)
  • Bạn đã thanh toán cước phí bưu điện cho bưu kiện này chưa? (Have you paid the postage for this parcel?)
  • Hãng hàng không miễn cước phí hành lý ký gửi cho khách hạng thương gia. (The airline waives checked baggage fees for business class passengers.)

Advanced Usage

• "Được miễn cước phí": to be exempt from shipping/postage/freight charges.
  • Hàng gửi cứu trợ được miễn cước phí. (Relief shipments are exempt from freight charges.)
• "Cước phí phát sinh": additional/incurred shipping fees.
  • Khách hàng phải chịu mọi cước phí phát sinh. (The customer must bear all additional shipping fees.)

Variants and Related Words

• Cước vận chuyển (n): Transportation fee/carriage. (A direct synonym)
• Phí vận chuyển (n): Shipping fee/transportation cost. (A common alternative phrase)
• Tiền cước (n): Freight money/shipping charge. (A more colloquial term)

Synonyms

• Phí vận tải: Transportation fee.
• Tiền vận chuyển: Money for transport.
• Cước: Freight; postage. (This is the root/shortened form of "cước phí").

Related Phrases

• Trả trước cước phí: To prepay the freight/shipping.
  • Người gửi đã trả trước cước phí. (The sender has prepaid the shipping.)
• Tính cước phí: To calculate the freight/shipping charge.
  • Cước phí được tính theo trọng lượng. (The freight is calculated by weight.)

Notes on Different Meanings

The core meaning of "cước phí" is consistently a charge for transport. The specific English equivalent depends on the context: - Postage: Used specifically for mail and postal services. - Freight / Carriage: Used for the transport of commercial goods. - Shipping fee: A general term for the cost of sending something. - Baggage fee: Used in the context of airline travel for luggage.

noun

1. postage; carriage