fret

French

noun
Definitions
  • (shipping) Freight, cargo fees: the cost of transporting cargo by boat.
  • (by extension) Rental of a ship, in whole or in part.
  • Freight, cargo, payload of a ship.

Etymology

Inherited from Old French fret (freight) derived from Middle Dutch vrecht (cost of transport) derived from Old Dutch *frēht derived from Proto-Germanic *fra- (for-, fully, away, prefix meaning completely).

Origin

Proto-Germanic

*fra-

Gloss

for-, fully, away, prefix meaning completely

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