shipment

[ ship-muhnt ]
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noun
  1. an act or instance of shipping freight or cargo.

  2. a quantity of freight or cargo shipped at one time.

  1. something that is shipped.

Origin of shipment

1
First recorded in 1790–1800; ship1 + -ment

synonym study For shipment

3. See freight.

Other words for shipment

Other words from shipment

  • mis·ship·ment, noun
  • o·ver·ship·ment, noun
  • pre·ship·ment, noun
  • su·per·ship·ment, noun

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British Dictionary definitions for shipment

shipment

/ (ˈʃɪpmənt) /


noun
    • goods shipped together as part of the same lot: a shipment of grain

    • (as modifier): a shipment schedule

  1. the act of shipping cargo

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