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affreight

[ uh-freyt ]
/ əˈfreɪt /
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verb (used with object)

to charter (a ship) as a freight carrier.

Nearby words

  1. afforest,
  2. afforestation,
  3. affranchise,
  4. affray,
  5. affrayer,
  6. affreightment,
  7. affricate,
  8. affrication,
  9. affricative,
  10. affright

Origin of affreight

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
Related formsaf·freight·er, nounaf·freight·ment, noun
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British Dictionary definitions for affreightment

affreightment

/ (əˈfreɪtmənt) /

noun

a contract hiring a ship to carry goods

Word Origin for affreightment

C19: from French affréter to charter a ship, from fret freight
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