Settling a harbor freight agreement

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the shipowner; shipping contractor
navicularius
The shipping contractor comes to the harbor.
Navicularius ad portum venit.
the cargo ship
navis oneraria
The cargo ship carries the goods.
Navis oneraria merces portat.
The cargo ship sets out the next day.
Navis oneraria postridie proficiscitur.
It matters to me when the cargo ship sets out.
Mea interest quando navis oneraria proficiscatur.
The storm prevents the cargo ship from setting out.
Tempestas impedit quominus navis oneraria proficiscatur.
the freight charge; fare
naulum
transport; carriage of goods
vectura
Transport begins without delay.
Vectura sine mora incipit.
It is in our interest that transport begin without delay.
Nostra interest ut vectura sine mora incipiat.
the customs duty; toll
portorium
The shipping contractor counts the freight charge and customs duty.
Navicularius naulum et portorium numerat.
the written bond; contract
syngrapha
the security; legal guarantee
cautio
the formal verbal agreement
stipulatio
the guarantor; surety
fideiussor
the creditor
creditor
It is in the creditor's interest for the guarantor to be present.
Creditoris interest fideiussorem adesse.
the debtor
debitor
the earnest money; deposit
arrha
The creditor receives the earnest money.
Creditor arrham accipit.
The earnest money makes the security firm.
Arrha cautionem firmam reddit.
interest on a loan; usury
fenus
The freight charge and interest are high.
Naulum et fenus magna sunt.
The interest is too high.
Fenus nimis magnum est.
the loan
mutuum
Transport and the loan are useful to the merchant.
Vectura et mutuum mercatori utilia sunt.
The debtor asks for a loan.
Debitor mutuum petit.
the business agent; manager
institor
The business agent writes the bond.
Institor syngrapham scribit.
to bargain; make an agreement
pacisci
The business agent bargains with the shipping contractor.
Institor cum naviculario paciscitur.
to give a formal promise
spondere
The security pleases the creditor because the guarantor promises.
Cautio creditori placet, quia fideiussor spondet.
The guarantor gives a formal promise for the debtor.
Fideiussor pro debitore spondet.
to collect; exact payment
exigere
The creditor collects the money.
Creditor pecuniam exigit.
to load; burden
onerare
The business agent collects the money and wants to load the ship.
Institor pecuniam exigit et navem onerare vult.
The sailors load the cargo ship.
Nautae navem onerariam onerant.
to unload; relieve of a burden
exonerare
The sailors unload the ship.
Nautae navem exonerant.
to appraise; value
aestimare
After the sailors unload the ship, the business agent appraises the goods.
Postquam nautae navem exonerant, institor merces aestimat.
After the agent appraised the goods, they bargained about the freight charge.
Postquam institor merces aestimavit, de naulo pacti sunt.
to pay in full
persolvere
The debtor pays the money in full.
Debitor pecuniam persolvit.
It matters to the shipping contractor whether the freight charge is paid in full today.
Navicularii interest utrum naulum hodie persolvatur.
The high customs duty prevents the debtor from paying the money in full.
Portorium magnum debitorem impedit quominus pecuniam persolvat.
to seal formally
obsignare
The guarantor seals the bond.
Fideiussor syngrapham obsignat.
Nothing prevents the guarantor from sealing the bond.
Nihil fideiussorem impedit quominus syngrapham obsignet.
to bind legally; obligate
obligare
The formal agreement binds the debtor.
Stipulatio debitorem obligat.
The formal agreement binds both.
Stipulatio utrumque obligat.
the god
deus
The god is great.
Deus magnus est.
The temple of the god is large.
Templum dei magnum est.
death
mors
Death is certain.
Mors certa est.
The soldier does not fear death.
Miles mortem non timet.
love
amor
Love binds the family.
Amor familiam ligat.
The boy feels his mother's love.
Puer amorem matris sentit.
the crime; wicked deed
scelus
The crime is serious.
Scelus grave est.
The judge sees the crime.
Iudex scelus videt.
fate
fatum
No one sees fate.
Nemo fatum videt.
No one flees fate.
Nemo fatum fugit.
the clan; people
gens
The clan lives here.
Gens hic habitat.
The leader calls the clan.
Dux gentem vocat.
the wave; flowing water
unda
The wave moves the ship.
Unda navem movet.
The sailor watches the wave.
Nauta undam spectat.
the son (literary)
natus
The son is similar to his father.
Natus patri similis est.
The mother calls her son.
Mater natum suum vocat.

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