bill of lading en · NOUN
Pronunciation
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Meanings
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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:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| bills of lading | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Coordinates
bill of materials · bill of quantities · bill of sale
Relateds
Synonyms
waybill · bill of goods · manifest
Translations (35)
cmn 提貨單 /提货单 (waybill for transport by boat) · pt conhecimento de embarque (waybill for transport by boat) · ga bille luchtaithe (waybill for transport by boat) · ru коноса́мент (waybill for transport by boat) · hu hajórakjegy (waybill for transport by boat) · bg товари́телница (waybill for transport by boat) · fi konossementti (waybill for transport by boat) · pl konosament (waybill for transport by boat) · ar بُولِيصَةُ شَحْنٍ (waybill for transport by boat) · id surat muatan kapal (waybill for transport by boat) · cy derbynneb lwytho (waybill for transport by boat) · hu hajóraklevél (waybill for transport by boat) · pt carta de porte (waybill for transport by boat) · uk коноса́мент (waybill for transport by boat) · ko 선하증권 (waybill for transport by boat) · bg коносаме́нт (waybill for transport by boat) · it polizza di carico (waybill for transport by boat) · nl beurtvaartadres (waybill for transport by boat) · gl coñecemento de embarque (waybill for transport by boat) · ro conosament (waybill for transport by boat) · ja 船荷証券 (waybill for transport by boat) · ru накладна́я (waybill for transport by boat) · cy bil llwytho (waybill for transport by boat) · de Konnossement (waybill for transport by boat) · cmn 提單 /提单 (waybill for transport by boat) · uk коносаме́нт (waybill for transport by boat) · id konosemen (waybill for transport by boat) · es conocimiento de embarque (waybill for transport by boat) · fr connaissement (waybill for transport by boat) · ca coneixement (waybill for transport by boat) · ru коносаме́нт (waybill for transport by boat) · sh teretnica (waybill for transport by boat) · fi rahtikirja (waybill for transport by boat) · ckb بارنامە (waybill for transport by boat) · nl cognossement (waybill for transport by boat)