What is the meaning of freight?

noun

• Goods carried by a large vehicle.
  • synonyms: cargo, lading, load, loading, payload, shipment, consignment
• Transporting goods commercially at rates cheaper than express rates.
  • synonyms: freightage
• The charge for transporting something by common carrier.
  • usage: "we pay the freight"; "the freight rate is usually cheaper"
  • synonyms: freightage, freight rate

verb

• Transport commercially as cargo.
• Load with goods for transportation. .