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| a.a.r.or a.r. | Against all risk | I.P.A | Including particular average |
| A.c | American Conditions | I.T | Immediate Transport |
| A/T | American terms (Insurance) | L/C | Letter of Credit |
| acct | Account | L & D | Loss and Damage |
| Av. | Average | M.D | Month’s Date |
| B.I | Bill of Lading | M.I.P | Marine Insurance Policy months after Payment. |
| C.A.D | Cash against documents | N/t | New terms |
| C.B.D | Cash before delivery | n.wt | net weight |
| c & f | cost and freight | O.P | Open policy (insurance) |
| C & I | certificate of insurance | O.R | owner’s risk |
| C.I.A | Cash in Advance | O.R.D | owner’s risk of damage |
| c.i.f | Cost.Insurance.Freight included | O/T | old terms |
| c.a.f | Cost.Assurance.Freight included | P/a | Particular average |
| c.i.f & c | Cost.Insurance.Freight & commission | P.L | Partial loss |
| c.i.f.c & I | Cost, Insurance Freight commission & freight |
P/N | Promissory note |
| c.o.d (COD) | cash on delivery | P.O.D | Promissory note |
| C.o.s | cash on shipment | ppd. | Pay on delivery |
| C.W.O | cash with order | ppt. | Prepaid promptly |
| D.A | documents against acceptance | r.c.c & s. | riot, civil commotion and strike |
| D.A.D | documents against disposition | rect (rept) | receipt |
| R.I | Reinsurance | ||
| d.f | dead freight | RP | reply paid |
| D/N | debit note | ||
| D/o | delivery order | S. (Sgd) | signed |
| D/P | documents against payment dock warrant | S.D.B.L | sight draft and bill of lading included |
| E.C | English conditions (insurance) | S.F.A | Shipping and forwarding agent. |
| E.& O.E | errors and commissions expected | s.g (sp.gr) | specific gravity |
| End of the month | |||
| f.a.a | free of average | S/N | shipping note |
| F.A.S | free alongside ship | S/S | Streamship |
| f.b.h | free on at harbour | T/A | trade acceptance |
| F. & D | freight and demurrage | t.l.o | total loss only |
| F.F.A | free from alongside | t.q | trade quality |
| Fgt. (frt) | freight | Uc. | Usual condition |
| F.i.o | free in and out | ut. | Usual terms |
| f.o.c | free of charge | U/w | underwriter |
| F.o.d | free of damage | W.B | waybill |
| F.o.r | free on rail | w.g | weight guaranteed |
| F.p.a | free of particular average | w/m | weight of measurement |
| Frt.fwd | freight forward | W.R | war risk |
| Frt.pp | freight prepaid | W.R | Warehouse receipt |
| in. | Interest | wt. | Weight |
| W/W | Warehouse warrant. |