freight vs transportation

transportation vs freight

freight and transportation both are nouns.

freight is a verb but transportation is not a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
freight	Yes	No	Yes	No
transportation	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, transportation is a hypernym of freight; that is, transportation is a word with a broader meaning than freight:

freight: transporting goods commercially at rates cheaper than express rates
transportation: the commercial enterprise of moving goods and materials

Other hypernyms of freight include shipping, transport.

freight (noun)	transportation (noun)
transporting goods commercially at rates cheaper than express rates	the act of moving something from one location to another
goods carried by a large vehicle	the commercial enterprise of moving goods and materials
the charge for transporting something by common carrier	the act of expelling a person from their native land
	a facility consisting of the means and equipment necessary for the movement of passengers or goods
	the sum charged for riding in a public conveyance

freight (verb)	transportation (verb)
load with goods for transportation
transport commercially as cargo

Difference between freight and transportation

Words related to "transportation"

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