shipment
Americannoun
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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
Related Words
See freight.
Other Word Forms
- misshipment noun
- overshipment noun
- preshipment noun
- supershipment noun
Etymology
Origin of shipment
Example Sentences
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The Middle East also accounts for between 10 and 15 percent of Kenya's flower exports, and serves as a major transit point, particularly for shipments to Europe.
From Barron's
South Korea will release March trade data on Wednesday, with export growth likely to accelerate on strong semiconductor shipments.
Gulf Coast, have also hit record highs “because of high demand for crude oil and fewer vessels available for shipment,” the EIA adds.
The first shipments arrived by plane from Europe and the United States last week.
From Barron's
Most export barrels are now moving east, with India and China accounting for roughly half of shipments, the data showed.
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