affreight
[ uh-freyt ]
/ əˈfreɪt /
verb (used with object)
to charter (a ship) as a freight carrier.
Origin of affreight
OTHER WORDS FROM affreight
af·freight·er, noun af·freight·ment, nounWords nearby affreight
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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.
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