(sending of goods)
11selling — sell‧ing [ˈselɪŋ] noun [uncountable] 1. COMMERCE FINANCE when people sell products, services, shares etc: • The dollar s decline came amid hectic dollar selling in the Japanese currency market. • In New York, dealers reported heavy selling by… …
12consignment — /kən saɪnmənt/ noun the sending of goods to someone who will sell them for you ♦ goods on consignment goods kept for another company to be sold on their behalf for a commission ▪▪▪ ‘…some of the most prominent stores are gradually moving away… …
13dispatch — /dɪ spætʃ/ noun 1. the sending of goods to a customer ● Production difficulties held up dispatch for several weeks. 2. goods which have been sent ● The weekly dispatch went off yesterday. ■ verb to send goods to customers ● The goods were… …
14bill of lading — /ˌbɪl əv leɪdɪŋ/ noun a list of goods being shipped, which the transporter gives to the person sending the goods to show that the goods have been loaded …
15bill of lading — /ˌbɪl əv leɪdɪŋ/ noun a list of goods being shipped, which the transporter gives to the person sending the goods to show that the goods have been loaded …
16Turnaround — Securities bought and sold for settlement on the same day. Also, when a firm that has been performing poorly changes its financial course and improves its performance. The New York Times Financial Glossary * * * turnaround turn‧a‧round… …
17turnaround — securities bought and sold for settlement on the same day. Also describes a firm that has been performing poorly, but changes its financial course and improves its performance. Bloomberg Financial Dictionary * * * turnaround turn‧a‧round… …
18bulk shipment — ➔ shipment * * * bulk shipment UK US noun [C or U] TRANSPORT ► a large quantity of goods sent together from one place to another, or the process of sending these goods: »Completely removing traces of biotech grain from bulk shipments may not be… …
19free on board — The basis of an export contract in which the seller pays for sending the goods to the port of shipment and loading them on to the ship or aircraft. The seller also pays for the insurance up to this point. Thereafter the transport and insurance… …
20shipper — / ʃɪpə/ noun a person who sends goods or who organises the sending of goods for other customers …
