shipment
Americannoun
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shipments
plural
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an act or instance of shipping freight or cargo.
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a quantity of freight or cargo shipped at one time.
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something that is shipped.
- Synonyms:
- consignment
noun
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goods shipped together as part of the same lot
a shipment of grain
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( as modifier )
a shipment schedule
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the act of shipping cargo
Synonym Usage
See freight.
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Origin of shipment
Example Sentences
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With a seeming majority of opticians and pharmacists out of stock, pastry chef Arno Dossogne, 37, struck gold at a small opticians' store that received a last-minute shipment Monday afternoon.
From Barron's ● Aug. 11, 2026
Her store was hoping to receive a second shipment by Wednesday morning, with customers already calling to ask about their availability.
From Barron's ● Aug. 11, 2026
Every wafer is grown in China, every shipment needs a Beijing permit, and the company holds stakes in 10 Chinese suppliers.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 7, 2026
Fitch says Middle East producers continue to face shipment constraints and asset-damage risks from the regional conflict, even as it expects the Strait of Hormuz to reopen in the near term.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 6, 2026
A truck would bring them twice a day from Reston, and the first shipment would end up in Nancy’s air lock while she was suiting up.
From "The Hot Zone" by Richard Preston
The U.A.E., a major oil exporter, has pushed to get shipments quietly through Hormuz despite Iran’s chokehold.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 15, 2026
Its recent attacks on vessels in the eastern Black Sea have disrupted Russia's grain shipments, too.
From BBC ● Aug. 12, 2026
The Swiss maker of On sneakers says it is so committed to building higher-margin, direct-to-consumer sales that it intentionally limited some wholesale shipments during its latest quarter.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 12, 2026
Overall, shipments of humanoid robots “nearly quadrupled” in the first half of 2026, according to the research firm.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 11, 2026
Her account book showed her six most recent sales, all shipments to the Underworld to decorate Hades and Persephone’s garden.
From "The Lightning Thief" by Rick Riordan
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