affreightment

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affreightment

[ə′frāt·mənt]
(industrial engineering)
The lease of a vessel for the transportation of goods.
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Scientific & Technical Terms, 6E, Copyright © 2003 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.
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