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affreightment

af·freight
A a

Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [uh-freyt]
    • /əˈfreɪt/
    • /ə.ˈfreɪt.mənt/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [uh-freyt]
    • /əˈfreɪt/

Definitions of affreightment word

  • noun affreightment a contract hiring a ship to carry goods 3
  • verb with object affreightment to charter (a ship) as a freight carrier. 1
  • noun affreightment (nautical) The act of hiring, or the contract for use of, a vessel, or some part of it, to convey cargo. 0
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Origin of affreightment

First appearance:

before 1840
One of the 33% newest English words
1840-50; < French affréter (respelling by influence of freight), equivalent to a- a-5 (< Latin ad- ad-) + fréter to hire a ship, derivative of fret freight, Old French < Middle Dutch

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Parts of speech for Affreightment

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Full grammatical hierarchy of Affreightment

affreightment popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 42% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

affreightment usage trend in Literature

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