Discharge

The unloading of passengers or cargo from a vessel, vehicle or aircraft.

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Disclosure Letter for Selling a Business

The Disclosure Letter is a commonly document used in business transactions, particularly business, asset and share sales, as well as M&A (Mergers and Acquisitions), to assist buyers with the Due Diligence Report. This document – that takes form of a…

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Discount

A deduction from an amount due to given consideration of such circumstances as prompt or early payment or an order of unusually large quantity. Selling a receivable or accepted draft at a price below face amount for net present value….

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Discrepancies

In the context of letters of credit, discrepancies arises when documents presented under a letter of credit do not conform to the terms of the credit; generally an error, contradiction or omission related to the documents constitutes the discrepancy. The…

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Discrimination

In international trade, inequality of treatment accorded to imports from different countries, such as preferential tariff rates for imports from particular countries or trade restrictions targeted against particular countries.

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