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Register :: Register (n.) A record containing a list and description of the merchant vessels belonging to a port or customs district.

Advance :: Advance (v. t.) To furnish, as money or other value, before it becomes due, or in aid of an enterprise; to supply beforehand; as, a merchant advances money on a contract or on goods consigned to him..

Captain :: Captain (n.) The master or commanding officer of a merchant vessel.

Merchant :: Merchant (n.) One who traffics on a large scale, especially with foreign countries; a trafficker; a trader..

Merchantable :: Merchantable (a.) Fit for market; such as is usually sold in market, or such as will bring the ordinary price; as, merchantable wheat; sometimes, a technical designation for a particular kind or class..

Howadji :: Howadji (n.) A merchant; -- so called in the East because merchants were formerly the chief travelers.

Convoy :: Convoy (v. t.) To accompany for protection, either by sea or land; to attend for protection; to escort; as, a frigate convoys a merchantman..

Argosy :: Argosy (n.) A large ship, esp. a merchant vessel of the largest size..

Invoice :: Invoice (n.) The lot or set of goods as shipped or received; as, the merchant receives a large invoice of goods..

Countourhouse :: Countourhouse (n.) A merchant's office; a countinghouse.

Merchantman :: Merchantman (n.) A merchant.

Sea Letter :: Sea letter () The customary certificate of national character which neutral merchant vessels are bound to carry in time of war; a passport for a vessel and cargo.

Discount :: Discount (v.) To deduct from an account, debt, charge, and the like; to make an abatement of; as, merchants sometimes discount five or six per cent for prompt payment of bills..

Navy :: Navy (n.) A fleet of ships; an assemblage of merchantmen, or so many as sail in company..

Slaver :: Slaver (n.) A person engaged in the purchase and sale of slaves; a slave merchant, or slave trader..

Bilander :: Bilander (n.) A small two-masted merchant vessel, fitted only for coasting, or for use in canals, as in Holland..

Hansard :: Hansard (n.) A merchant of one of the Hanse towns. See the Note under 2d Hanse.

Merchant :: Merchant (v. i.) To be a merchant; to trade.

Caravan :: Caravan (n.) A company of travelers, pilgrims, or merchants, organized and equipped for a long journey, or marching or traveling together, esp. through deserts and countries infested by robbers or hostile tribes, as in Asia or Africa..

Trust :: Trust (n.) To give credit to; to sell to upon credit, or in confidence of future payment; as, merchants and manufacturers trust their customers annually with goods..

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