affreight

[ uh-freyt ]

verb (used with object)

1. to charter (a ship) as a freight carrier.

Other Words From

• af·freighter noun
• af·freightment noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of affreight¹

1840–50; < French affréter (respelling by influence of freight ), equivalent to a- a- ⁵ (< Latin ad- ad- ) + fréter to hire a ship, derivative of fret freight, Old French < Middle Dutch