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Audio Help [fob] Pronunciation Key –noun
| 1. | a small pocket just below the waistline in trousers for a watch, keys, change, etc. Compare watch pocket. |
| 2. | a short chain or ribbon, usually with a medallion or similar ornament, attached to a watch and worn hanging from a pocket. |
| 3. | the medallion or ornament itself. |
[Origin: 1645–55; orig. uncert.; cf. G dial. Fuppe pocket]
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Audio Help [fob] Pronunciation Key –verb (used with object), fobbed, fob·bing.
—Verb phrase
| 1. | Archaic. to cheat; deceive. |
| 2. | fob off,
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f.o.b.
Commerce.
| free on board: without charge to the buyer for goods placed on board a carrier at the point of shipment: automobiles shipped f.o.b. Detroit. |
Also, F.O.B.
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| fob 1
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n.
[Probably akin to Low German Fobke, small pocket.] |
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tr.v. fobbed, fob·bing, fobs Archaic To cheat or deceive (another). Phrasal Verb(s): fob off
[Middle English fobben, probably from fob, trickster.] |
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| FOB
abbr. free on board |
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| free on board
adj. & adv. Abbr. FOB Without charge to the purchaser for delivery on board or into a carrier at a specified point or location. |
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fob (n.)
1653, "small pocket for valuables," probably related to Low Ger. fobke "pocket," High Ger. fuppe "pocket." Meaning "chain attached to a watch carried in the fob" is from 1885.
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fob (v.)
"to cheat," 1583, from obsolete noun fobbe "cheat, trickster" (1393), perhaps from O.Fr. forbe "cheat." Alternative etymology holds that the word is perhaps related to Ger. foppen "to jeer at, make a fool of" (see fop); or from Ger. fuppen, einfuppen "to pocket stealthily," which would connect it to fob (n.). To fob (someone) off is first recorded 1597.
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| fob | |
noun | |
| 1. | a vest pocket to hold a pocket watch |
| 2. | an adornment that hangs from a watch chain |
| 3. | short chain or ribbon attaching a pocket watch to a man's vest |
verb | |
| 1. | deceive somebody; "We tricked the teacher into thinking that class would be cancelled next week" [syn: flim-flam] |
| WordNet® 3.0, © 2006 by Princeton University. |
fob [fob]
to get (someone) to accept (something worthless)
Example: He fobbed me off with promises.
Example: He fobbed me off with promises.
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Free On Board - FOB
A trade term requiring the seller to deliver goods on board a vessel designated by the buyer. The seller fulfills his obligations to deliver when the goods have
passed over the ship's rail.
When used in trade terms, the word "free" means the seller has an obligation to deliver goods to a named place for transfer to a carrier.
Investopedia Commentary
Contracts involving international transportation often contain abbreviated trade terms that describe matters such as the time and place of
delivery and payment, when the risk of loss shifts from the seller to the buyer, as well as who pays the costs of freight and insurance.
The most commonly known trade terms are Incoterms,
which are published by the International Chamber of Commerce. These are often identical in form to domestic terms, such as the American Uniform Commercial Code, but have different meanings. As a
result, parties to a contract must expressly indicate the governing law of their terms.
It's important to realize that because this is a legal term, its exact definition is much more
complicated and differs by country. It is suggested that you contact an international trade lawyer before using any trade term.
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See also: Cost and Freight - CFR, Cost, Insurance and Freight - CIF, Delivered Ex Ship - DES, Ex Works - EXW, Free Alongside - FAS, Free Carrier - FCA, Incoterms
Also spelled: FOB
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FOB
- See free on board.
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Main Entry: F.O.B.
Function: abbreviation
free on board
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Fob
Fob\, n. [Cf. Prov. G. fuppe pocket.] A little pocket for a watch. Fob chain, a short watch chain worn a watch carried in the fob.| Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc. |
Fob
Fob\, v.t. [imp. & p. p. Fobbed; p. pr. & vb. n. Fobbing.] [Cf.Fop.]1. To beat; to maul. [Obs.] 2. To cheat; to trick; to impose on. --Shak. To fob off, to shift off by an artifice; to put aside; to delude with a trick."A conspiracy of bishops could prostrate and fob off the right of the people." --Milton.| Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc. |
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