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Definition: Bill Of Sale |
Bill Of SaleNoun1. A deed transferring personal property. Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. |
| Domain | Definition |
Business | An instrument in writing whereby one transfers to another the property he has in goods or chattels, or as a document given with respect to the transfer of goods used in cases where possession is not intended to be given. Source: European Union. (references) |
Economics | A written document by which a party legally transfers ownership of goods to another party. (references) |
Finance | A written document that transfers title to personal property from the seller to the buyer. (references) |
Literature | Bill of Sale When a person borrows money and delivers goods as security, he gives him a bill of sale, that is, permission to sell the goods if the money is not returned on a stated day. Source: Brewer's Dictionary. |
Shipping | Confirms the transfer of ownership of certain goods to another person in return for money paid or loaned. (references) |
Slang in 1811 | BILL OF SALE. A widow's weeds. See HOUSE TO LET. Source: 1811 Dictionary of the Vulgar Tongue. |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
| Context | Synonyms within Context (source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus). |
Security | Noun: security; guaranty, guarantee; gage, warranty, bond, tie, pledge, plight, mortgage, collateral, debenture, hypothecation, bill of sale, lien, pawn, pignoration; real security; vadium. |
| Source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus. | |
Crosswords: Bill Of Sale |
| Specialty definitions using "bill of sale": Merchant's Credit. (references) |
| Author | Date | Quotation |
Treaty of Versailles | 1919 | For the purpose of providing documents of title for the ships and boats to be handed over as above mentioned, the German Government will: (a) Deliver to the Reparation Commission in respect of each vessel a bill of sale or other document of title evidencing the transfer to the Commission of the entire property in the vessel free from all encumbrances, charges and liens of all kinds, as the Commission may require; (b) Take all measures that may be indicated by the Reparation Commission for ensuring that the ships themselves shall be placed at its disposal. (reference) |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references. | ||
| Subject | Topic | Quote |
Trade | Eritrea | The customs office values items based upon the original bill of sale. (references) |
Eritrea | If, however, the original bill of sale is unavailable at the time of tariff assessment, or deemed to be unrealistic, the customs office will value goods based upon similar shipments in the past. (references) | |
Nicaragua | Presentation of a bill of sale (or other evidence of purchase price) that is certified by a Nicaraguan consular official is often, but not always, accepted by Customs inspectors as proof of the value of used goods. (references) | |
Source: compiled by the editor from ICON Group International, Inc.; see credits. | ||
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| Language | Translations for "bill of sale"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | |
Danish | slutseddel, løsørepantebrev. (various references) | |
French | acte de vente. (various references) | |
German | Kaufbrief. (various references) | |
Greek | πωλητήριο. (various references) | |
Hungarian | zálogkölcsönbe lekötött ingók (goods under a bill of sale). (various references) | |
Japanese Kanji | 沽券 (person's character), 売渡証 , 付け (bill, date, dated, external, fixed). (various references) | |
Japanese Katakana | うりわたししょう, つけ (bill, fixed), "け" (ancient sage, person's character). (various references) | |
Manx | screeuyn creck. (various references) | |
Pig Latin | illbay ofay alesay.(various references) | |
Romanian | act de vânzare, act de cumpãrare. (various references) | |
Russian | купчая, закладная (encumbrance, hypothec, mortgage). (various references) | |
Spanish | contrato de venta. (various references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references. | ||
Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
| Words within the letters "a-b-e-f-i-l-l-l-o-s" | |
-2 letters: fallible, foilable, isolable, lobelias. | |
-3 letters: ballies, befalls, failles, foibles, follies, lobelia, lollies, losable, obelias. | |
-4 letters: abseil, alible, allies, befall, fables, faille, falsie, fellas, filles, fillos, filose, flails, foible, folles, follis, labels, labile, liable, libels, obelia. | |
-5 letters: ables, aboil, aisle, alefs, alifs, aloes, bails, bales, balls, basil, bells, biles, bills, blase, boils, bolas, boles, bolls. | |
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