Document guaranteeing the existence and availability of a given quantity and quality of a commodity in storage; commonly used as the instrument of transfer of ownership in both cash and futures transactions. Chicago Board of Trade glossary
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Written evidence of goods held in a warehouse operated by a third party. The goods may be in a public ( i.e., general), private, or field warehouse.
Also known as collateral receipts.
The receipts may be negotiable or non-negotiable. Negotiable warehouse receipts are bearer instruments. A negotiable warehouse receipt can be sold to a buyer who then owns the inventory covered by the receipt. American Banker Glossary
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Evidence that a firm owns goods stored in a warehouse. Bloomberg Financial Dictionary
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A document issued by a bank, warehouse or other depository indicating ownership of a stored commodity. Chicago Mercantile Exchange Glossary
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A document indicating a specific contract and location information of a commodity in storage; commonly used as the instrument of transfer of ownership in both cash and futures transactions. Chicago Mercantile Exchange Glossary
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warehouse receipt UK US noun [C] (also warehouse warrant)
► COMMERCE a document that proves that a particular amount of goods is being stored and can be supplied to a buyer
Financial and business terms. 2012.