- carload rate
- noun Date: 1906 a rate for large shipments lower than that quoted for less-than-carload lots of the same class
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carload rate
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carload rate — ☆ carload rate n. a special low rate for shipment by carloads * * * … Universalium
carload rate — ☆ carload rate n. a special low rate for shipment by carloads … English World dictionary
carload rate — noun : a rate per hundred pounds or per ton for large shipments lower than that quoted for less than carload lots of the same class … Useful english dictionary
carload — /kahr lohd /, n. 1. the amount carried by a car, esp. a freight car. 2. the legal minimum weight entitling a railroad shipper to a rate (carload rate) lower than that charged for less than this weight. [1850 55, Amer.; CAR1 + LOAD] * * * … Universalium
carload — car•load [[t]ˈkɑrˌloʊd[/t]] n. 1) rai the amount carried by a car, esp. a freight car 2) rai the minimum weight required to ship a load by rail at a discount rate(car′load rate ) • Etymology: 1850–55, amer … From formal English to slang
carload — n. 1 a quantity that can be carried in a car. 2 US the minimum quantity of goods for which a lower rate is charged for transport … Useful english dictionary
conference rate — цена для участников деловых встреч rate basis база для исчисления тарифа volume rate тариф для массовых грузов import rate тариф для импортных грузов carload rate тариф для повагонных грузов short rate курс для краткосрочных векселей … English-Russian travelling dictionary
less-than-carload — adjective : insufficient in weight to fill a freight car and therefore not qualifying for a carload rate abbr. LCL … Useful english dictionary
Less than container load — (LCL) is a shipment that is not large enough to fill a standard cargo container.Less Than Carload or Less Than Container Load is a quantity of cargo less than that required for the application of a carload rate. A quantity of cargo less than that … Wikipedia
carlot — I. noun ( s) Etymology: diminutive of carl (I) obsolete : churl, boor II. ˈ ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷ noun … Useful english dictionary
