transit /; / noun [U]

CASH IN TRANSIT, STOPPAGE IN TRANSIT

1 (Transport )

the process of being moved or carried from one place to another:

The cost includes transit.

goods damaged or lost in transit.

2

the act of going through a place on the way to somewhere else:

the transit lounge at Gatwick airport

a transit visa

(= one that allows a person to pass through a country but not to stay there)

3 (AmE)

a system for carrying people from one place to another using vehicles:

the city's public transit system

a transit strike

⇨ TRANSPORT (1)

• cosmetic
• cost
• cost accounting
• cost allocation
• cost and freight
• cost base
• cost benefit
• cost-benefit analysis
• cost centre
• cost-conscious
• cost containment
• cost control
• cost-cutting
• cost-effective
• cost-efficiency
• cost-efficient
• cost inflation
• costing
• cost, insurance and freight
• cost leader
• cost of goods sold
• cost of living
• cost-of-living adjustment
• cost-of-living allowance
• cost-of-living index