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| Domain | Definition |
Agriculture | Indicates that the seller assumes all responsibilities and costs up to the specific point or stage of delivery named including transportation, packing, insuring, etc. A wide variety of f.o.b. terms is used, such as f.o.b. factor Detroit, f.o.b. cars New York, f.o.b. ship Norfolk. "Free on board vessel," under most P.L. 480 grain contracts, means delivery at the discharge end of the loading spout. (F.O.B. or f.o.b.). (references) |
Mining | A. Price of consignment to a customer when delivered, with all prior charges paid, onto a ship or truck b. Free on rail (f.o.r.) describes similar delivery to rai. (references) |
Shipping | Shipped under a rate that includes costs of delivery to and the loading onto a carrier at a specified point. - FOB Freight Allowed: The same as FOB named inland carrier, except the buyer pays the transportation charge and the seller reduces the invoice by a like amount. - FOB Freight Prepaid: The same as FOB named inland carrier, except the seller pays the freight charges of the inland carrier. - FOB Named Point of Exportation: Seller is responsible for the cost of placing the goods at a named point of exportation. Some European buyers use this form when they actually mean FOB vessel. - FOB Vessel: Seller is responsible for goods and preparation of export documentation until actually placed aboard the vessel. (references) |
| See Terms of Sale. (references) | |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
(From Wikipedia, the free Encyclopedia)
Compare c.i.f (cost, insurance and freight).
Source: adapted by the editor from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia under a copyleft GNU Free Documentation License (GFDL) from the article "Free on board."
Crosswords: FREE ON BOARD |
| Specialty definitions using "FREE ON BOARD": F.O.B ♦ Import sale ♦ Terms of Sale. (references) |
| Subject | Topic | Quote |
Business | Imports with a free on board (FOB) value over US$ 5,000 are also subject to a pre-shipment inspection, at port of shipment, which must be done by one of two selected supervision services companies, namely Cotecna Inspection SA and Intertek Testing Services (ITS) International. (references) | |
Trade | Saudi Arabia | The value of exported merchandise is based on Free On Board valuation (FOB). (references) |
Portugal | Commercial invoices should have an accurate and specific description of the goods with Free On Board (F.O.B.) value followed by an itemized description of expenses or Cost Insurance and Freight (C.I.F.) value. (references) | |
Source: compiled by the editor from ICON Group International, Inc.; see credits. | ||
Expression using "FREE ON BOARD": price free on board. Additional references. | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. |
| Language | Translations for "FREE ON BOARD"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Albanian | pa pagesë në anije. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Danish | frit ombord, frit om bord, frit indladet, franko om bord, FOB. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Dutch | franco aan boord, vrij aan boord. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Finnish | vapaasti laivaan. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
French | franco bord(fob), franco bord, FOB, FAB,l'abréviation suivie généralement du nom du port d'embarquement est utilisée dans les contrats commerciaux pour préciser les conditions d'un prix convenu, fab. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
German | frei Schiff, frei an Bord, FOB, fab. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Greek | F.O.B. (F.O.B.), ελεύθερο επί του πλοίου (free on board (FOB)). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Hungarian | ingyen hajóba rakva. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Italian | franco partenza, franco a bordo, fob partenza, FOB. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Japanese Kanji | 船渡し (ferry), "板渡し (F.O.B.), 本船渡し (F.O.B.). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Japanese Katakana | ふなわたし (ferry), ほ"せ"わたし (F.O.B.), か"ぱ"わたし (F.O.B.). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Pig Latin | eefray onay oardbay franco a bordo, FOB. (various references) фоб (условие об обязанности продавца доставить и погрузить товар на борт судна), фоб (f.o.b., fob). (various references) franco a bordo, FOB, libre a bordo. (various references) fob (f.o.b.). (various references) gemide teslim, araçtan teslim. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
| Words within the letters "a-b-d-e-e-f-n-o-o-r-r" | |
-2 letters: foreboder, freeboard. | |
-3 letters: forborne, forebear, forebode, foredone, freeborn, reroofed. | |
-4 letters: adorner, arbored, bandore, boarder, bradoon, brander, broaden, broader, brooder, deboner, enrobed, enrober, forbade, forbear, forbode, forbore, fordone, foreran, onboard, readorn, reboard, rebored, redbone. | |
-5 letters: adorer, aerobe, bander, barfed, barred, barren, beaned, bearer, before, bender, bonder, borane, border, boreen, darner, deafen, deafer, dearer, debone, droner. | |
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