A classification that represents ease or difficulty of loading and carrying the freight is assigned to the items. Liability: Liability is probability of freight theft or damage, or damage to adjacent freight.
Definition of banana republic. : a small dependent country usually of the tropics; especially : one run despotically.
More broadly, the term banana republic is often used to describe any nation that relies heavily upon natural resources and agriculture -- what economists call the primary sector -- to prop up its economy. But the U.S. doesn't meet any of these definitions.