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fret.

freight, cargo fees: the cost of transporting cargo by boat

4 characters1 syllables approx.Français language

Meaning & usage

noun/fʁɛt//fʁɛ/
  1. freight, cargo fees: the cost of transporting cargo by boat

    masculine
  2. rental of a ship, in whole or in part

    broadly · masculine
  3. freight, cargo, payload (of a ship)

    masculine
Where this word comes from

Inherited from Old French fret, from Middle Dutch vrecht, from Old Dutch *frēht, from Proto-West Germanic *fra- + *aihti.

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