warehouse receipt

noun

1. a receipt for goods placed in a warehouse.

Word History and Origins

Origin of warehouse receipt¹

First recorded in 1885–90

Example Sentences

"Everywhere else outside of China, a warehouse receipt is cut for one party."

From Reuters

"Everywhere else outside of China, a warehouse receipt is cut for one party."

From Reuters

Also the next day, we will take the warehouse receipt from the seller and transfer the ownership to the buyer.

From The Guardian

A nation can no more create money by law than it can create corn and wheat and barley by law, and the promise to pay money is no nearer money than a warehouse receipt is grain, or a bill of fare is a dinner.

From Project Gutenberg

Reply that you feel certain that satisfactory arrangements could be made if the cotton were stored in an accredited warehouse, so that you could accept the warehouse receipt as collateral.

From Project Gutenberg