freightage

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freight·age

(frā′tĭj)

2. Cargo.

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freightage

(ˈfreɪtɪdʒ)

1. (Commerce) the commercial conveyance of goods

2. (Commerce) the goods so transported

3. (Commerce) the price charged for such conveyance. Also called (obsolete): fraughtage

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freight

(freɪt)

n.

1. goods, cargo, or lading transported for pay.

2. the ordinary means of transport of goods provided by common carriers.

3. the charges for such transportation.

4. freight train.

5. Slang. cost; price.

v.t.

6. to load; burden.

7. to load with goods or merchandise for transportation.

8. to transport as freight.

[1350–1400; < Middle Dutch or Middle Low German vrecht]

freightage

a fee charged for the transportation of goods, merchandise, etc.

freightage

[ˈfreɪtɪdʒ] N → flete m

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freightage

n (= charge) → Fracht(gebühr) f

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But some strains of germplasm carry an excessive freightage of memories--are, to be scientific, more atavistic than other strains; and such a strain is mine.

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There, too, is held the general rendezvous of the caravans --those of the south, with their slaves and their freightage of ivory; and those of the west, which export cotton, glassware, and trinkets, to the tribes of the great lakes.

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And while Martin told him, he was busy studying Brissenden, ranging from a long, lean, aristocratic face and drooping shoulders to the overcoat on a neighboring chair, its pockets sagged and bulged by the freightage of many books.

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I, too, could call for small beers and minimise by two- thirds the detestable freightage with which comradeship burdened one.

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While Kwaque obeyed, the mate sounded the well for the last time, reporting three feet and a half, and the lighter freightage of the starboard boat was tossed in by the sailors.

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"Surely I shall never miss it," I said, and I had in mind the dark gray suit with the pockets draggled from the freightage of many books--books that had spoiled more than one day's fishing sport.

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Abdul Rahman Ahmed Al Mahmoud, head of the Transport and Freightage Department in Sharjah Municipality, said parking fee will be resumed on Saturday.

Isra Wal Miraj: No parking fee on Thursday

The first step for motorists to obtain a parking space is to provide a copy of the vehicle registration card, either to the office of Transport and Freightage Department of Sharjah Municipality, located next to the new Fruit and Vegetable Market, or to any local branch of Sharjah Municipality.

UAE Essential End of parking woes in Sharjah

ROBERT MAIN, "Pragmatism's Promise, Naturalism's Prospects: Fallibilism and the "Freightage of Eternity." Adviser: Joseph Margolis.

Noun	1.	freightage - the charge for transporting something by common carrier; "we pay the freight"; "the freight rate is usually cheaper" freight rate, freight charge per unit, rate - amount of a charge or payment relative to some basis; "a 10-minute phone call at that rate would cost $5"
	2.	freightage - transporting goods commercially at rates cheaper than express rates freight shipping, transport, transportation - the commercial enterprise of moving goods and materials