affreight

[ uh-freyt ]

verb (used with object)
  1. to charter (a ship) as a freight carrier.

Origin of affreight

1
1840–50; <French affréter (respelling by influence of freight), equivalent to a-a-5 (<Latin ad-ad-) + fréter to hire a ship, derivative of fretfreight, Old French <Middle Dutch

Other words from affreight

  • af·freight·er, noun
  • af·freight·ment, noun

Words Nearby affreight

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