Big dictionary of business and management. 2014.
carriage — car‧riage [ˈkærɪdʒ] noun [uncountable] 1. COMMERCE TRANSPORT when goods are moved by vehicle from one place to another; = FREIGHT: • The receipts for carriage of timber have formed an important proportion of revenue. 2 … Financial and business terms
carriage — [kar′ij; ] for 2, usually [ kar′ē ij΄] n. [ME cariage, baggage, transport < Anglo Fr, cart, carriage < carier, CARRY] 1. the act of carrying; transportation 2. the cost of carrying; transportation charge 3. Archaic a) management or handling … English World dictionary
carriage and freight — UK US noun [U] (ABBREVIATION CFR) ► COMMERCE, TRANSPORT, INSURANCE COST AND FREIGHT(Cf. ↑cost and freight) … Financial and business terms
carriage forward — UK US adjective, adverb (UK ► TRANSPORT used to show that the cost of shipping goods will be payed by the buyer: »Where it is agreed that goods are to be despatched carriage forward, they will be consigned by the cheapest route … Financial and business terms
carriage — / kærɪdʒ/ noun 1. the transporting of goods from one place to another ● to pay for carriage 2. the cost of transport of goods ● to allow 10% for carriage ● Carriage is 15% of the total cost. ♦ carriage free a deal where the customer does not pay… … Marketing dictionary in english
carriage — 01. We put the children in the [carriage] and took them down to the park for a picnic. 02. We took a horse drawn [carriage] through the old town. 03. The young woman sadly waved goodbye as the railway [carriage] slowly pulled away from the… … Grammatical examples in English
carriage — [[t]kæ̱rɪʤ[/t]] carriages 1) N COUNT: also by N A carriage is an old fashioned vehicle, usually for a small number of passengers, which is pulled by horses. The President elect followed in an open carriage drawn by six beautiful gray horses. 2) N … English dictionary
carriage — /kar ij/; for 9 also /kar ee ij/, n. 1. a wheeled vehicle for conveying persons, as one drawn by horses and designed for comfort and elegance. 2. See baby carriage. 3. Brit. a railway passenger coach. 4. a wheeled support, as for a cannon. 5. a… … Universalium
cost, insurance, and freight — A mercantile term, abbreviated c. i. f. or c. a. f. which, when used in connection with a contract for the sale of goods, indicates that the price quoted to the purchaser includes the cost of the goods, the cost of insurance thereon, and freight… … Ballentine's law dictionary
carriage — n. 1 Brit. a railway passenger vehicle. 2 a wheeled passenger vehicle, esp. one with four wheels and pulled by horses. 3 a the conveying of goods. b the cost of this (carriage paid). 4 the part of a machine (e.g. a typewriter) that carries other… … Useful english dictionary
