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shipment

[ ship-muhnt ]
/ ˈʃɪp mənt /

noun

an act or instance of shipping freight or cargo.
a quantity of freight or cargo shipped at one time.
something that is shipped.

Words nearby shipment

shiplap, shipload, shipman, shipmaster, shipmate, shipment, shipowner, shippable, shipper, shippie, shipping

Origin of shipment

First recorded in 1790–1800; ship1 + -ment

SYNONYMS FOR shipment

3 consignment. See freight.

OTHER WORDS FROM shipment

mis·ship·ment, nouno·ver·ship·ment, nounpre·ship·ment, nounsu·per·ship·ment, noun
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British Dictionary definitions for misshipment

shipment
/ (ˈʃɪpmənt) /

noun

  1. goods shipped together as part of the same lota shipment of grain
  2. (as modifier)a shipment schedule
the act of shipping cargo
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