bill of quantity

  • 1bill of quantities — bill of materials A document drawn up by a quantity surveyor showing in detail the materials and parts required to build a structure (e.g. factory, house, office block), together with the price of each component and the labour costs. The bill of… …

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  • 2bill of quantities — bill of materials A document drawn up by a quantity surveyor showing in detail the materials and parts required to build a structure (e. g. factory, house, office block), together with the price of each component and the labour costs. The bill of …

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  • 3bill of goods — bill′ of goods′ n. 1) bus a quantity of salable items, as an order or shipment 2) inf a misrepresented, fraudulent, or defective article • Etymology: 1925–30 …

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  • 4Bill of quantities — A bill of quantities (BOQ) is a document used in tendering in the construction industry in which materials, parts, and labor (and their costs) are itemized. It also (ideally) details the terms and conditions of the construction or repair contract …

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  • 5quantity — Number of units or lots of a futures contract. Sometimes also called size. Chicago Mercantile Exchange Glossary * * * quantity quan‧ti‧ty [ˈkwɒntti ǁ ˈkwɑːn ] noun quantities PLURALFORM 1. [countable] an amount of something that can be counted… …

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  • 6Bill of lading — Admiralty law History …

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  • 7Bill the Cat — Not to be confused with Billy the Cat or Billy the Cat and Katie. Bill the Cat Bloom County, Outland and Opus character …

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  • 8bill — [[t]bɪ̱l[/t]] ♦♦ bills, billing, billed 1) N COUNT A bill is a written statement of money that you owe for goods or services. They couldn t afford to pay the bills... He paid his bill for the newspapers promptly. ...phone bills. 2) VERB: no cont… …

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  • 9Bill of parcels — Parcel Par cel, n. [F. parcelle a small part, fr. (assumed) LL. particella, dim. of L. pars. See {Part}, n., and cf. {Particle}.] 1. A portion of anything taken separately; a fragment of a whole; a part. [Archaic] A parcel of her woe. Chaucer.… …

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  • 10Bill of exchange — exchange ex*change ([e^]ks*ch[=a]nj ), n. [OE. eschange, eschaunge, OF. eschange, fr. eschangier, F. [ e]changer, to exchange; pref. ex out + F. changer. See {Change}, and cf. {Excamb}.] 1. The act of giving or taking one thing in return for… …

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