- forward
- See: forward contract
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to send goods, documents, money etc somewhere, often after receiving them from somewhere else:• These investors get company financial reports and dividends forwarded to them by their brokers.
forward something to somebody• The US embassy in San Jose had already forwarded the papers to the Costa Rican government.
[m0] ▪ II. forward forward 2 adjective [only before a noun]1. FINANCE COMMERCE a forward transaction (= when something is bought and sold) is one in which a fixed amount of a currency or a commodity (= oil, metal, farm product etc) is bought at a fixed price for delivery on a fixed future date:• Zinc producers should view any strong rises in forward prices as forward selling opportunities.
• The government plans to open a futures market for forward trading of agricultural goods vulnerable to price changes.
— forward adverb :• The mining group has sold forward 100,000 ounces of gold for future delivery at $465 an ounce.
2. freight forward also freight collect TRANSPORT COMMERCE used on a bill of lading to show that the costs of sending goods is to be paid by the person receiving them when they are delivered* * *
Ⅰ.forward UK US /ˈfɔːwəd/ verb [T]► COMMUNICATIONS to send a letter, email, or package that you have received to someone else: »Emails can be sent with a code that prevents them being forwarded or printed out.
forward sth to sb »He said he forwarded the information to the mayor and asked for a meeting.
Ⅱ.forward UK US /ˈfɔːwəd/ adjective [before noun]► relating to the future: forward planning/thinking »I'm a great believer in forward planning, and doing as much groundwork as possible.
► FINANCE relating to a sale of currencies, goods, etc. at a fixed price which will be given to a buyer at a future date: »This forward sale agreement binds the farmer to deliver a specified quantity of grain at a certain time in the future.
forward adverb (UK also forwards)► »Analysts had speculated as much as 200 tons of gold had been sold forward.
→ See also BROUGHT FORWARD(Cf. ↑brought forward), CARRIAGE FORWARD(Cf. ↑carriage forward), CARRIED FORWARD(Cf. ↑carried forward)
Financial and business terms. 2012.
