freightage

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freightage - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Freightage \Freight"age\ (fr[=a]t"[asl]j; 48), n.
     1. The charge for transportation; the expense of carriage.
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     2. The transportation of freight.
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     3. Freight; cargo; lading. Milton.
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freightage - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  freightage
      n 1: the charge for transporting something by common carrier;
           "we pay the freight"; "the freight rate is usually cheaper"
           [syn: freight, freightage, freight rate]
      2: transporting goods commercially at rates cheaper than express
         rates [syn: freight, freightage]