consignment note
English
Noun
consignment note (plural consignment notes)
- A document which gives details of and accompanies goods in transit.
- 1940 December, “WRITE Consignment Notes CLEARLY, PLEASE”, in Railway Magazine, page v, advertisement by the British Railways:
- Consignment Notes should be legibly printed in type or written in ink, with the destination station shown in block letters and the responsibility for charges clearly indicated. This will help the Railways in their efforts to assist Traders.
References
- “consignment note”, in Cambridge English Dictionary, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire: Cambridge University Press, 1999–present.
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