| Term | Meaning |
|---|---|
| AP | Accounts Payable: amounts owed to vendors, carriers, or suppliers |
| AR | Accounts Receivable: amounts owed by customers |
| AWB / MAWB | Air Waybill / Master Air Waybill |
| B/L | Bill of Lading |
| Chargeable weight | Air-freight billing weight based on actual or volumetric rules |
| Consolidation | Combining multiple shipments under a shared transport movement or master document |
| Credit note | A document that reduces or corrects a previous charge/invoice under the approved process |
| Debit note | A document that adds or communicates an amount due under the approved process |
| FCL / LCL | Full Container Load / Less-than-Container Load |
| Job | The operational record linking shipment activity, documents, charges, and finance |
| Posting | Finalizing an approved transaction so it affects downstream or accounting records |
| P/V / R/V | Payment Voucher / Receipt Voucher |
| Settlement | Accounting for an advance using actual expenses and any return/reimbursement |
| SOA | Statement of Account |
| THC | Terminal Handling Charge |
| Voucher | A controlled transaction document for an advance, settlement, payment, or receipt |
Organization-specific service codes and abbreviations should be documented in local operating procedures.