transportation vs freight
freight vs transportationtransportation and freight both are nouns.
transportation is not a verb while freight is a verb.
| Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| transportation | Yes | No | No | No |
| freight | Yes | No | Yes | No |
As nouns,
freight is a hyponym of
transportation; that is, freight is a
word with a more specific, narrower meaning than
transportation:
- transportation: the commercial enterprise of moving goods and materials
- freight: transporting goods commercially at rates cheaper than express rates
Other hyponyms of transportation include
air transport, air transportation, navigation, hauling, truckage, trucking, freightage, express, expressage, ferry, ferrying.
| transportation (noun) | freight (noun) |
|---|---|
| the act of moving something from one location to another | transporting goods commercially at rates cheaper than express rates |
| the commercial enterprise of moving goods and materials | goods carried by a large vehicle |
| the act of expelling a person from their native land | the charge for transporting something by common carrier |
| 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 |
| transportation (verb) | freight (verb) |
|---|---|
| load with goods for transportation | |
| transport commercially as cargo |
Words related to "transportation"
- American English
- Babylonian Captivity
- air transport
- air transportation
- air transportation system
- airfare
- airfield
- airlift
- banishment
- base
- bridge
- bringing
- bus fare
- business
- business enterprise
- cab fare
- carfare
- carry
- charge
- commerce
- commercial enterprise
- commercialism
- connection
- connexion
- conveyance
- delivery
- deportation
- depot
- drive
- exile
- expatriation
- express
- expressage
- facility
- fare
- ferry
- ferrying
- field
- flying field
- freight
- freightage
- hauling
- highway system
- infrastructure
- installation
- landing field
- lift
- lighterage
- line
- mercantilism
- movement
- navigation
- off-line
- on-line
- online
- pickup
- proscription
- public transit
- public transport
- relocation
- resettlement
- shipping
- short line
- span
- taxi fare
- teleportation
- telferage
- telpherage
- terminal
- terminus
- train fare
- transfer
- transferral
- transit
- transport
- transportation system
- transshipment
- truckage
- trucking
- way
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