 | Noah Webster - 1834 - 1052 pàgines
...bargain in the lump ; to agree. 3. To come to terms, by granting something on each side ; to agree. 4. To settle with a creditor by agreement, and discharge a debt by paying a part of its amount ; or to make an agreement to pay a debt by means or in a manner different from that stipulated or required... | |
 | John Boag - 1848 - 816 pàgines
...mand. To bargain in the lump; to agree. To come to terms, by granting something on each Eide; to agree. To settle with a creditor by agreement, and discharge a debt by paying a part of its amount; or to make an agreement to pay a debt by means or in a manner different from that stipulated or required... | |
 | Samuel Worcester Crittenden - 1853 - 204 pàgines
...duties on which bonds are given at the Custom-house. Bottomry Bond, a mortgage or lien upon a vessel. Broker, a money or stock trader. Factor ; agent. Brokerage,...consigned. Consignment, goods sent to an agent to be sold for the consignor. Consignor, the person making a consignment, Contraband goods, articles prohibited... | |
 | Samuel Worcester Crittenden - 1857 - 298 pàgines
...stocks. Capital, stock in trade. Cargo, the lading or freight of a vessel. Catty, a Chinese weight of 1J Ibs. avoirdupois. Carrying trade, the transportation...consigned. Consignment, goods sent to an agent to be sold for the consignor. Consignor, the person making a consignment. Contraband goods, articles prohibited... | |
 | Samuel Worcester Crittenden - 1864 - 188 pàgines
...that it is closed. docket, a Custom-house warrant to show that goods have been entered. Commiiiion, a percentage allowed for the sale of goods. Compound,...Consignee, one to whom goods or wares are consigned. ' Conngnment, goods sent to an agent to be sold for the consignor. Contignor, the person making a consignment.... | |
 | Samuel Worcester Crittenden - 1866 - 188 pàgines
...stocks. Capital, stock in trade. Cargo, the lading or freight of a vessel. Catty, a Chinese weight of 1J Ibs. avoirdupois. Carrying trade, the transportation...consigned. Consignment, goods sent to an agent to be sold for the consignor. Consignor, the person making a consignment. Contraband goods, articles prohibited... | |
 | English language - 1872 - 426 pàgines
...together, as elements or parts to form a whole ; to combine or unite ; — to adjust by agreement; — vi To settle with a creditor by agreement, and discharge a debt by paying a part of its amount Comprehend, (kom-pre-hend') v. í [L. con and prchendere, to grasp, seize, from ;т?, before, and obsolete... | |
 | 1872 - 406 pàgines
...to form a whole ; to combine or unite ; — to adjust by agreement;— vt To settle with a ereditor by agreement, and discharge a debt by paying a part of its amount Comprehend, (kom-pre-hend') vt [L. eon and prebendere, to grasp, seize, from prce, before, and obsolete... | |
 | Samuel G. Beatty - 1877 - 308 pàgines
...from a Custom-house that a vessel has been cleared. Closing an account— Making an entry to ba!ance it, and drawing lines underneath to indicate that...creditor by agreement, and discharge a debt by paying part of its amount. Compromise — An adjustment of differences by mutual concession. Consignee —... | |
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Ibs. avoirdupois. Carrying trade, the transportation of goods by vessels from country to country. Charter-party, a written agreement between the owner of a vessel and the person to whom she is chartered. Circular letter, a printed notice issued by a house,... 