GOODS Definition

GOODS, generally, is cargo shipped by land, sea or air. In asset-based finance, the term goods refers to equipment or inventory.

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SINKING FUND is a sum set apart periodically from the income of a government or a business and allowed to accumulate in order ultimately to pay off a debt. A preferred investment for a sinking fund is the purchase of the governments or firms bonds that are to be paid off. Usually the fund is administered by a trustee.

LESS THAN CONTAINER LOAD (LCL) is a shipment in which the freight does not completely fill the container; or a particular consignors freight when combined with others to produce a full container load.

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