freight rate
collocation in Englishmeaningsoffreightandrate
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freight
noun[U]
uk/freɪt/us/freɪt/
goods, but not passengers, that are carried from one place to another, by ship, aircraft, train, or truck, or the system of transporting ...
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rate
noun[C]
uk/reɪt/us/reɪt/
the speed at which something happens or changes, or the amount or number of times it happens or changes in a ...
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(Definition offreightandratefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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This was two and a half times the average passenger rate and more than four times the averagefreightrate.
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I heard with some gloom his remarks about the flatfreightratescheme for fish.
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In real terms, thefreightratehas more than halved in the past seven years.
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For these cargoes there is nofreightratewhich can be compared with peace-time open market rates.
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The outlook for ship-repairing depends upon an increase in world trade and improvements in thefreightrate.
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I would expect to see a competitive market develop which would act as a constraint onfreightrateincreases.
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We need a flatfreightrate, cheaper electricity, both for domestic and industrial use, and better road links.
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In some other ports larger ships can get in, which lowers thefreightrate.
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As under the old subsidy, this new subsidy is payable only when thefreightrateindex is below a certain figure.
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There is a special case for afreightratein the fishing industry on human as well as strategic grounds.
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When that is done then, naturally, the tendency is for traffic to shy away from the higherfreightrate.
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Thefreightrateis 84 compared with the pre-war level of 100, so that as compared with the pre-war 100 the receipts from freights are 84.
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One of the key aspects of any charter party is thefreightrate, or the price specified for carriage of cargo.
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The main factors in determining thefreightrateare: mode of transportation, weight, size, distance, points of pickup and delivery, and the actual goods being shipped.
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A prepaid situation would be similar with the exception that each carrier would each take out its own portion of thefreightrateas it handles the freight.
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In some cases a charterer may own cargo and employ a shipbroker to find a ship to deliver the cargo for a certain price, calledfreightrate.
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What were appropriate railroad freight rates?
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We should be on an equal footing with the rest of the country in terms of freight rates.
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It would not be true to say that there have been massive and continual increases in freight rates.
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Another example is the regulation of freight rates to enhance exports at the expense of imports.
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