BILL OF LADING

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does bill of lading mean? 

• BILL OF LADING (noun)
  The noun BILL OF LADING has 1 sense:

1. a receipt given by the carrier to the shipper acknowledging receipt of the goods being shipped and specifying the terms of delivery

  Familiarity information: BILL OF LADING used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• BILL OF LADING (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A receipt given by the carrier to the shipper acknowledging receipt of the goods being shipped and specifying the terms of delivery

Classified under:

Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents

Synonyms:

bill of lading; waybill

Hypernyms ("bill of lading" is a kind of...):

receipt (an acknowledgment (usually tangible) that payment has been made)