FREIGHT

[noun] [U] - goods, but not passengers, that are carried from one place to another, by ship, aircraft, train or truck, or the system of transporting these goodsThe ship carries both freight and passengers.He works for a freight company/carrier/shipper.Will the goods be sent by air or sea freight?Environmentalists would like to see the expansion of the rail freight system.This railway line is used mainly by freight trains.(US) The escaped prisoner made his getaway in a freight car/wagon on a train.Freight is also the money paid for transporting goods.Is freight paid by the supplier or the person to whom the goods are being sent?Increased freight costs/charges are reflected in higher prices for goods.