BAG, in commerce, a term signifying a certain quantity of some particular commodity; as a bag of almonds, for instance, is about three hundred weight; of anise-seeds, from three to four hundred, &c.
Bags are used in most countries to put several sorts of coin in, either of gold, silver, brass, or copper. Bankers, and others, who deal much in current cash, label their bags of money, by tying a ticket or note at the mouth of the bag, signifying the coin therein contained, the sum total, its weight, and of whom it was received. Tare is allowed for the bag. See TARE and TRET.