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bill of lading

bill of lading noun: a document issued by a carrier (e.g. master of a ship or the ship owner's agent) to a shipper listing a ship's cargo, acknowledging receipt of said cargo, and specifying terms for its delivery.

Noun

bill of lading (plural bills of lading)

  1. A document issued by a carrier (e.g. master of a ship or the ship owner's agent) to a shipper listing a ship's cargo, acknowledging receipt of said cargo, and specifying terms for its delivery.
    • Near-synonyms: manifest, bill of goods, waybill
    • But all the while Captain Amos Brown was telling whackers that would have done credit to Baron Munchausen, he was really thinking of how he was to save those whose passage to a port not named in any bills of lading looked almost certain.1908, Morley Roberts, “The Captain of the Ullswater”, in The Blue Peter

bill of lading meaning in Tamil, Arabic and Indonesian

bill of lading in Tamil

கப்பற் சரக்கு ஏற்றுப் பட்டியல், கப்பற் சரக்குப்பட்டி, கலமேற்றுச் சரக்குப்பட்டி, சீட்டு, கப்பல் சரக்கு ஏற்றுமதிப் பட்டி, கப்பல் ஏற்றுமதி ஒப்பந்த சீட்டு

bill of lading in Arabic

waybill for transport by boat
بُولِيصَةُ شَحْنٍ būlīṣatu šaḥnin

bill of lading in Indonesian

waybill for transport by boat
konosemen, surat muatan kapal

Synonyms of bill of lading

Forms of bill of lading

pluralbills of lading

Questions about bill of lading

What does bill of lading mean?
Bill of lading means a document issued by a carrier (e.g. master of a ship or the ship owner's agent) to a shipper listing a ship's cargo, acknowledging receipt of said cargo, and specifying terms for its delivery.
What is bill of lading in Tamil?
Bill of lading in Tamil is கப்பற் சரக்கு ஏற்றுப் பட்டியல், கப்பற் சரக்குப்பட்டி, கலமேற்றுச் சரக்குப்பட்டி. See Bill of lading meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is bill of lading?
Bill of lading is a noun.
What is the plural of bill of lading?
The plural of bill of lading is bills of lading.

Words near bill of lading in the dictionary

  1. bill of exchange
  2. bill of fare
  3. bill of goods
  4. bill of health
  5. bill of laden
  6. bill of lading
  7. bill of material
  8. bill of materials
  9. bill of mortality
  10. bill of parcels
  11. bill of particulars

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