affreightment
/ (əˈfreɪtmənt) /
noun
a contract hiring a ship to carry goods
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What does "scattergood" mean?
a person who acts as though he or she knows everything and who dismisses the opinions, comments, or suggestions of others.
a person who spends possessions or money extravagantly or wastefully; spendthrift.
a well-intentioned but naive and often ineffectual social or political reformer.
TAKE THE QUIZ TO FIND OUTWord Origin for affreightment
C19: from French affréter to charter a ship, from fret freight
Words nearby affreightment
afforest, affranchise, affray, affrayer, affreight, affreightment, affricate, affrication, affricative, affright, affront
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Example sentences from the Web for affreightment
Charter-party, chrt′ėr-pr′ti, n. the common written form in which the contract of affreightment is expressed—viz.