affreightment

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noun

The act of hiring, or the contract for use of, a vessel, or some part of it, to convey cargo.

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Meanings

nounaffreightment (plural affreightments)

plural affreightments

  1. nauticalThe act of hiring, or the contract for use of, a vessel, or some part of it, to convey cargo.

Origin

From affreight + -ment.

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Translations

Bulgarian фрахтуване
  • фрахтуване (frahtuvane)hire a vessel for cargo
Chinese Mandarin 租船運貨 /租船运货
  • 租船運貨 /租船运货 (zūchuán yùnhuò)hire a vessel for cargo
Czech nájem lodi
  • nájem lodihire a vessel for cargo
Finnish rahtaus
  • rahtaushire a vessel for cargo
French affrètement
  • affrètementhire a vessel for cargo
German Befrachtung, Chartern
  • Befrachtunghire a vessel for cargo
  • Charternhire a vessel for cargo
Italian noleggio
  • noleggiohire a vessel for cargo
Japanese 用船契約
  • 用船契約 (yōsenkeiyaku)hire a vessel for cargo
Portuguese afretamento
  • afretamentohire a vessel for cargo
Russian фрахтова́ние
  • фрахтова́ние (fraxtovánije)hire a vessel for cargo
Spanish fletamento, flete
  • fletamentohire a vessel for cargo
  • fletehire a vessel for cargo
Swedish befraktningsavtal
  • befraktningsavtalhire a vessel for cargo
Cite this entry
APA

affreightment. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/affreightment

MLA

“affreightment.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/affreightment. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “affreightment,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/affreightment.

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