| InvestHub.com's Finance Dictionary and Glossary of Investment Terms warehouse receipt Definition 1.
Document guaranteeing the existence and availability of a given quantity and quality of a commodity in storage for safekeeping; often used in cash and futures transactions instead of having to deliver the physical goods or commodities. | Definition 2.
A receipt used in futures markets to guarantee the quantity and quality of a particular commodity being stored within an approved facility. |
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