waybill
- noun
- /ˈweɪˌbɪl/
- Specialized
- Frankie Sousa came out of the yardmaster's office carrying orders and waybills and compared his Ingersoll with mine and Monaghan's.
- sea waybill
Examples
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The author has a firm view that it is better for the maritime industry to engage in the sea waybill rather than the surrendered L because the former is regulated by the KCC, but the latter is not.
Academic text (2017) -
He does not have a duty to hand over the cargo to the holder of the sea waybill in exchange for the sea waybill.
Academic text (2017) -
- Let me check the waybill, then.
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He does not have a duty to hand over the cargo to the holder of the sea waybill in exchange for the sea waybill.
Academic text (2017) -
A requested the carrier B to issue the sea waybill, and it was duly issued by the carrier B.
Academic text (2017) -
An airline waybill identified the recipient as German wood importer Theodor Nagel and contained a note to Windsor, Calif.-based Luthiers Mercantile International.
Academic text (2011) -
The delivery driver handed over the waybill to confirm the arrival of the package.
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Before shipping the goods, make sure to complete the waybill with all necessary details.
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He checked the waybill to verify that the correct items were loaded onto the truck.
Synonyms
An official document showing a transport company has received goods and saying how and when they will be delivered
A receipt that shows what was sent, the cost, and the airline's agreement to carry it
A shipping document that covers a journey using more than one kind of transport
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
The word waybill comes from two simple words: way meaning 'road' or 'route' and bill meaning 'a written paper or note'. So a waybill is literally the paper for the way, the list and receipt that travels with goods to show what is being delivered and where it should go.