shipment

[ship-muhnt]

noun

1. an act or instance of shipping freight or cargo.

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

3. something that is shipped.

   Synonyms: consignment

shipment

/ ˈʃɪpmənt /

noun

1. 1. goods shipped together as part of the same lot

      a shipment of grain

   2. ( as modifier )

      a shipment schedule

2. the act of shipping cargo

Other Word Forms

• misshipment noun
• overshipment noun
• preshipment noun
• supershipment noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of shipment¹

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

Synonym Study

See freight.

Example Sentences

Last week, Stellantis said that vehicle shipments in North America rose 35% in the most recent quarter, compared with a year earlier.

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Japan's biggest brewer was forced to pause operations at most of its 30 factories in the country after a cyber-attack late last month disrupted everything from beer shipments to its accounting system.

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"Because of changes to US import regulations, we are seeing many packages that are unable to clear customs due to missing or incomplete information about the shipment required for customs clearance," a UPS spokeswoman said.

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His comments came less than a week after it was disclosed that the Pentagon was withholding a shipment of arms earmarked for Ukraine.

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American Commercial Barge Line reports multiple closures along the river this month, and that slate of closures may be constraining how many grain shipments are making it to port cities like New Orleans.

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Related Words

• cargo 
• consignment 
• delivery 
• freight 
• goods 
• load 
• purchase 
• shipping 
• transportation