BILL OF LADING Definition & Meaning

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bill of lading

[ bil uhv ley-ding ]

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noun

Commerce.

a written receipt given by a carrier for goods accepted for transportation. : b.l., B.L., b/l, B/L

bill of lading

noun

(in foreign trade) a document containing full particulars of goods shipped or for shipment Usual US and Canadian namewaybill

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�y��vlog History and Origins

Origin of bill of lading¹

First recorded in 1590–1600

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Example Sentences

Pacing the warehouse floor, Mellano ticked off items on the bill of lading.

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Sanders’ office said the document, the “bill of lading,” was inadvertently misplaced and that a replacement was provided to auditors when that was discovered.

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The data seen by Reuters is based on shipping and customs documents like bill of lading and shipping bills and collected from several customs departments, government bodies and other partners.

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The paperwork of colonial commerce makes up much of collection: invoices for goods, contracts, bills of lading.

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Her father once showed her a bill of lading for some fabric shipped to Jamaica to make lingerie for U.S. stores.

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