| A.A. |
Always Afloat |
| a.d. |
Ante diem/before date |
| A.F. |
Advance Freight |
| A.H. |
After Hatch |
| A.P. |
Additional Premium |
| a/c |
Account |
| A/C |
Account current |
| A/d |
After date |
| a/s (economics) |
At sight |
| A/S (sea freight) |
Alongside |
| A/S (trade) |
Account Sale |
| A/S (banking) |
Account Sales/After sight |
| A/V |
Ad valorem |
| Acc |
Accepted,Acceptance |
| ad/advt |
Advocate |
| Afft. |
Affidavit |
| aflt. |
Afloat |
| AI |
First class |
| Alt. |
Alternate |
| amt. |
Amount |
| an. |
Anno |
| Anch. |
Anchorage |
| arbtn./ arbtror |
Arbitration/Arbitrator |
| art. |
Article |
| assd. |
Assessed |
| Assigt. |
Assignment |
| Assn. |
Association |
| Att. Gen. |
Attorney General |
| att.At.,/ Atty. |
Attorney |
| Awb |
Airwaybill |
| B.B. |
Bill Book |
| B.B.B. |
Before Breaking Bulk |
| b.d. (banking) |
Bills discounted/Bank draft |
| B.D. |
Bar Draught |
| B.D.I. |
Both Dates Inclusive |
| B.E. |
Both ends, at both load/ discharge ports |
| B.O.T. |
Board of Trade |
| b.p. |
By procuration (power of attorney) |
| B.U. |
Buyer's option |
| B/C |
Bills for collection |
| B/Ch. |
Bristol Channel |
| b/d |
Broughtdown |
| B/E |
Bill of Exchange |
| B/G |
Bonded goods |
| B/H |
Bil1 of Health/Bulkhead |
| B/N |
Banknote |
| B/P (banking) |
Bills payable |
| B/P (trade) |
Bill payable |
| B/R |
Bills receivable |
| B/S (sea freight) |
Bill of Sale |
| B/T |
Berth terms |
| B/S (b.s) (banking) |
Bill of Sale/Balance Sheet |
| bal. |
Balance |
| Bd. |
Bond |
| Bds. |
Boards |
| bkpt. |
Bankrupt |
| bre. |
Barrel |
| Bs/c |
Bills of collection |
| c |
Currency/Cents/Case/ |
| C and D |
Collection and Delivery |
| C. C. |
Cash Credit |
| C. div. |
Cumulative dividend |
| C.a.D. |
Cash against documents |
| C.b.d. |
Cash before delivery |
| c.d. |
Cash discount/Certificate of deposit |
| C.F. |
Cost and Freight |
| C.G. |
Coast Guard |
| C.G.A. |
Cargo's proportion of General Average |
| C.H. |
Custom House |
| C.i.a. |
Cash in advance |
| C.I.F. |
Cost, Insurance, Freight |
| C.I.F.c.and I. |
Cost insurance, Freight, Commission and Interest |
| C.L. |
Carload Lot |
| C.O.D. |
Cash on Delivery |
| C.O.P. |
Custom of the Port |
| C.o.S. |
Cash on shipment |
| C.P.D. |
Charterers Pay Dues |
| c.r. |
Current rate |
| c.r.m. |
Cash by return mail/Cash on receipt of merchandise |
| c.r.s. |
Cash by return steamer |
| c.w.o. |
Cash with order |
| C/A |
Capital account |
| c/f |
Carried forward |
| C/H |
Clearing House |
| c/m |
Certificate of manufacture |
| C/n |
Certificate of Origin |
| C/N (trade) |
Credit Note |
| C/N (banking) |
Credit Note |
| c/o |
Care of/Cash order |
| C/P |
Charter Party |
| Carr.pd. (cge.pd.) |
Carriage paid |
| cash b/I |
Cash against bill of lading |
| Cash. |
Cashier |
| cd. Sl |
Conditional sale |
| ch.ppd. |
Charges prepaid |
| chq. |
Cheque |
| cl.b/l |
Clean bill of lading |
| cld. |
Cleared |
| Coll. |
Collect/collection |
| Conf. |
Confirm/confirmed |
| Cons.cert. |
Consular certificate |
| ctf. |
Certified/certificate |
| Ctge. |
Cartage |
| curr. |
Current/Currency |
| D / D |
Demand Draft |
| D / N |
Debit Note |
| D.1/2 D. |
Despatch half Demurrage |
| D.a. (banking) |
Documents against acceptance |
| D.a.d. |
Documents against discretion of collecting bank |
| D.A. (trade) |
Deposit account |
| D.A.F. |
Delivery at Frontier |
| d.b.k. |
Drawback |
| d.d.o. |
Despatch Discharging only |
| D.F. |
Dead Freight |
| D.L.O. |
Despatch Loading Only |
| D.P.B. |
Deposit pass-book |
| d.s. |
Days after sight |
| D.W. |
Dead Weight |
| D.W.C.C.C. |
Dead Weight Cargo Carry Capacity |
| d/a |
Days after acceptance |
| D/A (trade) |
Documents against Acceptance |
| D/D |
Demand draft |
| D/N |
Debit note |
| D/O |
Delivery Order |
| D/P |
Documents against Payment |
| D/r |
Deposit receipt |
| D/y |
Delivery |
| deb. |
Debit |
| Decl. |
Declaration/Declared |
| Deft. |
Defendant |
| Depr. |
Depreciation |
| dft. |
Draft |
| dft/a. |
Draft attached |
| dft/c |
Clean draft |
| Dis. |
Discount |
| Distr. |
Distribute/Distributor |
| Div. |
Dividend/Division |
| do |
Ditto |
| Dr. |
Drawer |
| ds dft |
Sight draft/Date draft |
| e.and o.e |
Errors and omissions excepted |
| e.e. |
Errors excepted |
| E.P.D. |
Excess Profit Duty |
| E.T. A. |
Expected Time of Arrival |
| E.T.D. |
Expected Time of Departure |
| ea |
Each |
| encl. |
Enclosure |
| end. |
Endorsed/endorsement |
| ex. |
Exchange |
| Ex. int. |
Ex interest |
| Ex.d.( ex.div.) |
Ex dividend (um) |
| exl. |
Exclusive, excluding |
| EXQ |
Ex Quay |
| EXW |
Ex Works |
| F.A.C. |
Fast As Can |
| F.a.q. |
Fair average quality |
| F.A.S. |
Free Alongside Ship |
| F.and.D. |
Freight and Demurrage |
| f.b. |
Freight bill |
| F.d. |
Free discharge |
| F.g. |
Fully good |
| f.i.a. |
Full interest admitted |
| f.i.b. |
Free into bunkers |
| F.I.O. |
Free In and Out |
| F.I.O.S. |
Free In and Out, Stowed |
| F.I.O.S.T. |
Free In and Out, Stowed and Trimmed |
| f.o.c. |
Free of charge |
| f.o.l. |
Free of interest |
| F.O. |
Firm Offer |
| F.O.B. |
Free On Board |
| F.O.R. |
Free On Rail |
| F.O.T. |
Free On Truck |
| f. p. |
Fully paid |
| F.P. |
Floating (open) policy |
| F.T. (sea freight) |
Freight ton |
| F.T. (sea freight) |
Free of Turn |
| F.T. (sea freight) |
Full Terms |
| F.T.W. |
Free Trade Wharf |
| f.x. |
Foreign exchange |
| fr.fwrd. |
Freight forward |
| frt. coll. |
Freight collect |
| frt.pp. |
Freight prepaid |
| FRT. |
Freight |
| g r. |
Gross |
| G.M.B. |
Good merchantable brand |
| G.R.T. |
Gross Register Tonnage |
| gr. wt. |
Gross weight |
| Gtee. |
Guarantee |
| Gtee.(gtd ). |
Guarantee/Guaranteed |
| H.O. |
Head Office |
| H.P. |
Horse Power |
| H.W.M. |
High Water Mark |
| hrs. |
Hours |
| I. B. |
Invoice Book |
| I.O.U. |
I owe you |
| I/c |
In charge of |
| I/F |
Insufficient funds |
| I/F |
Insufficient funds |
| I/I |
Indorsement irregular |
| Incl. |
Included, inclusive |
| Inst. |
Instant (present month) |
| Irr. |
Irredeemable |
| j.a. |
Joint account |
| L.a. |
Letter of advice |
| L.b. |
Long bill |
| L.B. |
Life Boat |
| L.C.D. |
Telegram Country Destination |
| L.C.O. |
Telegram Country Origin |
| L.h. |
Letter of hypothecation |
| L.H. |
Lower Hold |
| L.O.A. |
Length Overall |
| L/C |
Letter of Credit |
| L/D |
Letter of deposit |
| Led. |
Ledger |
| Liq. |
Liquidation,1iquidated/liquid |
| Ltd. |
Limited |
| m.d. |
Months date/months after date |
| M.I.P. |
Marine Insurance Policy |
| M.O. |
Money Order |
| M.O.L.O.O. |
More or Less In Owner's Option |
| m.p. |
Months after payment |
| m.s. |
Months after sight, months sight |
| M/R |
Mate's Receipt Ordino |
| Marg. |
Margin |
| mat. |
Maturity |
| Mem. |
Memorandum |
| mtg.(mort). |
Mortgage |
| mth. |
Month |
| N.A.A. |
Not Always Afloat |
| n.d. |
Not dated |
| N.O.R. |
Notice of Readiness |
| n.o.s. |
Not otherwise stated, not otherwise specified |
| n.p. |
Net proceeds |
| N.R.T. |
Net. Register Tonnage |
| n/a |
No account |
| n/e. |
Not exceeding |
| n/f. |
no funds |
| natl. |
National |
| neg. |
Negotiable |
| Net Terms |
Free of Charterer's commission |
| o.d. |
on demand/overdraft |
| o.p. |
Open policy |
| O.R. |
Owner's Risk |
| o.s. |
Outstanding |
| O.S.D. |
Open Shelter Decker |
| O.S.P. |
One Safe Port |
| O/a. |
On acceptance/ On account |
| o/c. |
Overcharge |
| O/o. |
Order of |
| on cons. |
On consignment |
| o.p.o |
One price only |
| opt. |
Option, optional |
| P.A. |
Power of Attorney/ Private account |
| p.and l. |
Profit and loss |
| P.B. |
Pass Book |
| P.O.C. |
Port of Call |
| P.O.R. |
Port of Refuge |
| P/N (p.n.) |
Promissory note |
| pchs. |
Purchase |
| per.pro. |
Per procuration |
| prem. |
Premium |
| Q.O.O. |
Quantity in Owner's Option |
| R.d. (sea freight) |
Running days |
| r/a. (R.A.) |
Refer to acceptor |
| R/C |
Re-credited |
| r/d (banking) |
Refer to drawer |
| r/e |
Refer to endorser |
| rem. |
Remit, remittance |
| rept.( recpt.) |
Receipt |
| Rev. |
Revision |
| Rev. A /C . |
Revenue account |
| s, p. |
Supra under protest |
| S.B. |
Sales Book |
| S.C. |
Salvage charges |
| S.F. |
Stowage Factor |
| S.H.E.X. |
Sundays and Holidays Excepted |
| S.H.I.N.C. |
Sundays and Holidays Included |
| S.O.L. |
Shipowner's Liability |
| S.P.A. |
Sundry Persons' account |
| S.W. |
Shipper's Weights |
| s/a. |
Subject to approval |
| s/d b/ L |
Sight draft with bill of lading attached |
| S/N |
Shipping Note |
| Supt. |
Superintendent |
| Sy. Drs. |
Sundry debtors |
| Sy.Crs. |
Sundry Creditors |
| T.B. |
Trial Balance |
| T.D. |
Tweendeck |
| t.m.o. |
Telegraphic money order |
| T.O. |
Turnover |
| t.r. |
Trust receipt |
| t.t. |
Telegraphic transfer |
| T/C |
Time Charter |
| tar. |
Tariff |
| ult. |
Ultimo, last month |
| V.o.p. |
Value as in original policy |
| V/A |
Voucher attached |
| W.A. |
With Average |
| W.B. |
Water Ballast |
| W.I.B.O.N. |
Whether in Berth or Not |
| W.S.(RED) |
Rates, Extras and Demurrage per World Scale |
| W.V.N.S. |
With Vessels Natural Segregations |
| W.W.D. |
Weather Working Days |
| w/m |
Without margin |
| w/w |
Warehouse warrant |
| whf. |
Wharf |
| wholes. |
Wholesale |
| x.in. |
Ex interest |
