freightage
/freitidʤ/
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Definition
- Noun:
- The commercial transportation of goods, typically at standard or bulk rates: This refers to the business or process of moving merchandise or cargo from one place to another, often distinguished from faster, more expensive express services.
- The charge or fee for such transportation: This is the cost incurred for shipping goods via a common carrier.
Usage Examples
Noun (Transportation):
- The company specializes in the freightage of agricultural products across the country.
- Comparing freightage to air express, the former is slower but far more economical for bulk shipments.
Noun (Charge):
- The invoice listed the product cost separately from the freightage.
- We need to calculate if the reduced product price offsets the high freightage.
Advanced Usage
- "To pay the freightage": To bear the cost of shipping.
- The supplier agreed to pay the freightage for orders over a certain value.
Variants and Related Words
- Freight (n/v): Can be used interchangeably with "freightage" in many contexts to mean either goods transported or the charge for transport. "Freight" is more common in modern usage.
- The freight arrived at the port yesterday.
- Freighter (n): A ship or aircraft designed for carrying freight.
- The goods were loaded onto a cargo freighter.
Synonyms
- Shipping: The act or business of transporting goods.
- Cargo charge: The fee for transporting cargo.
- Transportation cost: The expense associated with moving goods.
Related Phrases
- Freight rate: The price charged per unit for transporting goods.
- Negotiating a better freight rate is essential for our profit margin.
- Freight forwarder: A person or company that organizes shipments for individuals or corporations.
- We hired a freight forwarder to handle the complex international logistics.
Noun
- transporting goods commercially at rates cheaper than express rates
- the charge for transporting something by common carrier
- we pay the freight
- the freight rate is usually cheaper