Affreight

Pronunciation: /əˈfreɪt/

Definitions of affreight

verb to hire or charter a ship, aircraft, or other vehicle for the transportation of goods or passengers

Example Sentences

A1 The company affreighted a ship to transport goods overseas.

A2 She affreighted a truck to deliver the furniture to the new office.

B1 The logistics manager affreighted a plane to expedite the delivery of the perishable goods.

B2 The business owner affreighted a train to transport the heavy machinery to the construction site.

C1 The shipping company affreighted multiple vessels to meet the high demand for international cargo transportation.

C2 The global corporation affreighted a fleet of aircraft to ensure timely delivery of their products worldwide.

Examples of affreight in a Sentence

formal The company decided to affreight a cargo ship to transport their goods overseas.

informal We need to affreight a truck to move all this stuff to the new office.

slang Let's affreight a ride share to get to the concert.

figurative His words seemed to affreight her, causing her to retreat into herself.

Grammatical Forms of affreight

• past tense: affreighted
• plural: affreights
• comparative: more affreight
• superlative: most affreight
• present tense: affreights
• future tense: will affreight
• perfect tense: has affreighted
• continuous tense: is affreighting
• singular: affreight
• positive degree: affreight
• infinitive: to affreight
• gerund: affreighting
• participle: affreighting

Origin and Evolution of affreight

First Known Use: 1400 year

Language of Origin: Middle English

Story behind the word: The word 'affreight' originated from Middle English, derived from the Old French word 'affreter'.

Evolution of the word: Originally used in the context of chartering a ship or cargo, the word 'affreight' has evolved to also refer to the act of hiring or leasing transportation services in general.