Fraughtage
/ˈfrɔːtɪdʒ/noun
An obsolete form of freightage, meaning the charge or cost of transporting goods by ship or other carrier.
Did you know?Fraughtage preserves an older spelling tradition in which fraught and freight were closely connected, both referring to goods loaded for transport and, by extension, the cost of carrying them.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Germanic
PGmc
*frahtiz
“A load, cargo, or the charge demanded for carrying it; reconstructed form”
Middle Dutch
Middle Dutch
vracht
“Freight, cargo, or the payment for transporting goods”
Middle Low German
Middle Low German
vracht
“Cargo or freight carried by ship”
15th Century
English
fraught
“Cargo or freight; later also burdened or filled with something”
16th–17th Century
English
fraughtage
“The charge paid for transporting freight; an obsolete variant of freightage”
Modern English
English
freightage
“The cost of transporting freight; fraughtage survives mainly in historical or antiquarian records”