lading
pronunciation
How to pronounce lading in British English:
UK ['leɪdɪŋ]
How to pronounce lading in American English:
US ['leɪdɪŋ]
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- Noun:
- goods carried by a large vehicle
Word Origin
- lading (n.)
- "act of loading a boat," early 15c., verbal noun from lade (v.).
Example
- 1. The president 's backers routinely falsify bills of lading , inflating the amount of fuel imported fivefold , then collect the government subsidy on all of it , and finally smuggle the fuel to a neighbouring country to sell at double or triple the price .
- 2. The container number is listed in the bill of lading .
- 3. Additional terms applicable to liflpack 's house bill of lading .
- 4. Enclosed please find our bill of lading and marine insurance policy .
- 5. In auden 's poem , surgeons manage it " making a primary incision " , as do cooks , mixing their sauce , and clerks " completing a bill of lading " .