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deadfreight

deadfreight is the alternative spelling of dead freight.

Meaning of dead freight

Noun

dead freight (uncountable)

  1. 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.

Questions about deadfreight

What is deadfreight the alternative spelling of?
Deadfreight is the alternative spelling of dead freight.

Words near deadfreight in the dictionary

  1. Deadeye Dicks
  2. deadeyes
  3. deadfall
  4. deadfalls
  5. deadfold
  6. deadfreight
  7. deadgrass
  8. deadgrasses
  9. deadhanded
  10. deadhandedness
  11. deadhang

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