noun · academic
freight
/freɪt/FREIGHT
Band 5-6task2speaking
goods transported in bulk by road, sea, or air
Examples
“The port handles a large volume of freight every year.”
“Freight costs have risen due to fuel price increases.”
“Rail freight is often cheaper for heavy goods over long distances.”
Band 8 sentence
“Shifting more freight from road to rail would significantly reduce carbon emissions from transport.”
Collocations
- freight costs
- rail freight
Word family
freight noun/verbfreighted adjective
Common mistakes
The freights were delayed.→The freight was delayed.
We freighted the goods by train.→We shipped the goods by train.
Say it for a higher band
5goods→6cargo→7+freight
Synonyms
cargo
Easily confused
cargo
“The freight arrived at the warehouse later than scheduled.”
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