Origin: Germanic Old English suffix
Freight has 7 different meanings across 2 categories:
transporting goods commercially at rates cheaper than express rates
"The company chose to ship their heavy machinery by freight to save money compared to using an express service."
the charge for transporting something by common carrier
"we pay the freight"
"the freight rate is usually cheaper"
Payment for transportation.
"The shipping company charged an extra fee as freight for transporting the heavy machinery across the ocean."
In plain English: Freight is goods that are transported by ship, train, truck, or plane for payment.
"The large freight truck arrived late at night to deliver our new furniture."
transport commercially as cargo
"The shipping company will freight the new machinery to the factory next week."
load with goods for transportation
"The truck driver carefully freighted the flatbed trailer with heavy machinery before heading to the construction site."
To transport (goods).
"The company decided to freight all the supplies by sea to avoid high road tolls."
The word "freight" comes from Middle Dutch and Low German words meaning cargo or a transportation fee. It originally referred to goods carried by ship or the charge for moving them.