Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

bill of lading

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.29 in modern English

Syllables: bil-l of lad-ing
IPA

19

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

3

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

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.

Example Sentences

"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."

Inflected Forms

bills of lading (plural)

Phrases

book of lading

Frequently Paired Words

book of lading bill of sale bill of materials bill of quantities

Synonyms

manifest bill of goods waybill

Questions

What does bill of lading mean?: 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.

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