Skip to main content
waybill

waybill

1 7.9
A document that lists goods being carried and shows delivery instructions and acts as a receipt
  • noun
  • /ˈweɪˌbɪl/
  • Specialized
translation icon : guía de carga
  • 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

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • Before shipping the goods, make sure to complete the waybill with all necessary details.

  • He checked the waybill to verify that the correct items were loaded onto the truck.

Synonyms

bill of lading
vswaybill
  • Formal
2 7.0

An official document showing a transport company has received goods and saying how and when they will be delivered

is the same official receipt and statement of delivery terms
airbill
vswaybill
  • Specialized
1 6.7

A receipt that shows what was sent, the cost, and the airline's agreement to carry it

is the general carrier receipt and term statement used across transport modes
through bill of lading
vswaybill
  • Specialized
9.0

A shipping document that covers a journey using more than one kind of transport

is broader in mode coverage but keeps carrier receipt and terms function

Surface Forms

waybill singular
waybills plural

Morphology

waybill = way + bill (semi-transparent) = way + bill

The components 'way' (route) and 'bill' (document) are recognisable, but the specific specialised shipping/legal function is not fully inferable by an average learner.

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.