Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

dead freight

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.96 in modern English

Syllables: dead- freight
IPA

20

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

2

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A sum of money paid by a person who charters a whole vessel but fails to make out a full cargo. The payment is made for the unoccupied capacity.

Uncountable

Usage

Uncountable

Inflected Forms

deadfreight (alternative)

Questions

What does dead freight mean?: A sum of money paid by a person who charters a whole vessel but fails to make out a full cargo. The payment is made for the unoccupied capacity.

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