bill of entry

bill of entry — ˌbill of ˈentry noun bills of entry PLURALFORM [countable] COMMERCE TRANSPORT an official document that gives details of goods that are being brought into or taken out of the country * * * bill of entry UK US noun [C] (plural bills of entry) …   Financial and business terms

Bill of entry — Bill Bill, n. [OE. bill, bille, fr. LL. billa (or OF. bille), for L. bulla anything rounded, LL., seal, stamp, letter, edict, roll; cf. F. bille a ball, prob. fr. Ger.; cf. MHG. bickel, D. bikkel, dice. Cf. {Bull} papal edict, {Billet} a paper.]… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

Bill of entry — Entry En try, n.; pl. {Entries}. [OE. entree, entre, F. entr[ e]e, fr. entrer to enter. See {Enter}, and cf. {Entr[ e]e}.] 1. The act of entering or passing into or upon; entrance; ingress; hence, beginnings or first attempts; as, the entry of a… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

bill of entry — noun a list of goods received at a customhouse for export or import • Hypernyms: ↑bill * * * : a written account of goods entered at the customhouse whether imported or intended for exportation * * * an account of imported or exported goods kept… …   Useful english dictionary

bill of entry — UK / US noun [countable] Word forms bill of entry : singular bill of entry plural bills of entry business a list of goods that are being brought into or sent out of a country, shown to customs officials (= people who check whether tax should be… …   English dictionary

bill of entry — A detailed statement of the nature and value of a consignment of goods prepared by the shipper of the consignment for customs entry …   Accounting dictionary

bill of entry — A detailed statement of the nature and value of a consignment of goods prepared by the shipper of the consignment for customs entry …   Big dictionary of business and management

bill of entry — an account of imported or exported goods kept at a custom house. * * * …   Universalium

bill of entry — noun An account of goods entered at a customs house, of imports and exports, detailing the merchant, quantity of goods, their type, and place of origin or destination. It is issued by the customs presenting the total assigned value and the… …   Wiktionary

bill of entry — list of imported goods (given to customs) …   English contemporary dictionary

bill of entry — /ˌbɪl əv entri/ noun the written details of goods that have to go through customs …   Marketing dictionary in english