Tag: commerce
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Brokers
Those who are engaged for others in the negotiation of contracts relative to property, with the custody of which they have no concern. Paley, Ag. 13. See 16 Gray (Mass.) 436; 45 111. 79; 16 How. Pr. (N. Y.) 440. One who receives a commission for making a bargain for another. 6 Bing. 702. […]
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Clerk
Legal Definition and Related Resources of Clerk Meaning of Clerk (Latin Clericus) Originally the term meant a man of letters, a learned man, hence the reference to a member of the clergy as a clerk. However, in modern times, the term has a wide […]
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Jobber
One who buys or sells for a profit by resale or repurchase. On the stock exchange , a dealer in stocks and shares. Jobbing possibly means something more than selling by retail and less than selling by wholesale . Great Atlantic & Pacific Tea Co. v Cream of Wheat Co., (C.C.A.N.Y.) […]
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Jobber
One who buys or sells for a profit by resale or repurchase. On the stock exchange , a dealer in stocks and shares. Jobbing possibly means something more than selling by retail and less than selling by wholesale . Great Atlantic & Pacific Tea Co. v Cream of Wheat Co., (C.C.A.N.Y.) […]
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Auctioneer
A person authorized or licensed by law to conduct auctions for the sale of lands or goods , usually for a fee.
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Letter Book
Letter Book
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Letter Book
Letter Book
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Quarantine
A period of forty days; the period during which persons coming from a country or ship in which an infectious disease is prevalant are obliged to wait before being permitted to land.
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Quarantine
A period of forty days; the period during which persons coming from a country or ship in which an infectious disease is prevalant are obliged to wait before being permitted to land.
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Consul
An officer appointed by the government of one nation to reside in a foreign country primarily to facilitate and supervise interest of that government’s citizens.
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Bill-Book
A book in which record of one’s commercial paper, whether payable or receivable, is kept….
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Bills Payable
The bookkeeping term for one’s accepted bills of exchange, outstanding promissory notes, and other commercial paper. It comprises a subcategory of accounts payable (see accounts receivable). The term bills receivable is the bookkeeping term for such items when one is the obligee […]
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Cocket
A seal appertaining to the king’s custom house. Reg. Orig. 192. A scroll or parchment sealed and delivered by the oflicers of the custom house to merchants, as an evidence that their wares are customed. Cowell; Spelman. See 7 Low. (U.S.) 116. The entry office in the custom house […]
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Cash Book
A book in which a merchant enters an account of all the cash he receives or pays. An entry of the same thing ought to be made, under the proper dates, in the journal. The object of the cash book is to afford a constant facility to ascertain the true state of a man’s cash.…