CORPORATE & INSTITUTIONAL GLOSSARY

Packing List

Par

Par Value

Parcel Post Receipt

Parcel Receipt Shipment

Parity

Payee

Payment Date

Perils Of The Sea

Phytosanitary Certificate

Pickle Lease

Pip

Point

Port Of Discharge

Port Of Entry

Port Of Loading

Position

Power Of Attorney

Pre-Authorized Payments

Premium

Prenotifications

Present Value

Presentation Time

Price Per Share

Pro-Forma Invoice

Promissory Note

Protest

Purchase Contract

Purchase Option

Put

Put Option

An arrangement whereby a steamship company will, under rules and regulations established in the freight tariff of a given trade, accept small packages at rates below the minimum bill of lading rate. Parcel receipts are then issued in lieu of bills of lading.