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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Achieving that would require shipment rates of approximately 775,000 tons/month through the December quarter.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 13, 2026
The shipment of more than 100 containers holding 2,100 tonnes of toxic waste was sent back to Albania.
From Barron's ● Oct. 8, 2026
The NCA said, had the latest shipment made its way into the hands of people smugglers, "each could have been used to transport around 70 people across the Channel".
From BBC ● Oct. 6, 2026
In 2024, Earthmade received more than $176 million from two Malaysia-based shipment companies as part of the scheme, prosecutors said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 2, 2026
For the next half hour, Ariana had me go through a shipment of strawberries and pick out all of the rotten ones.
From "From the Desk of Zoe Washington" by Janae Marks
The Port of Los Angeles moved a record amount of cargo in September as lower tariffs and the upcoming holiday season drive shipments.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 12, 2026
Meanwhile, security and environmental challenges along the Suez and Panama canals are directing more shipments through Southern California.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 12, 2026
Many of the nonperishable goods on store shelves are first delivered to warehouses that consolidate shipments from suppliers, then sent to 42 distribution centers.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 9, 2026
This exponential move is explained by the record-breaking tanker rates resulting from disruptions to energy shipments in the Strait of Hormuz over the last six months.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 9, 2026
He offered to send the Cubans shipments of Soviet oil.
From "Fallout: Spies, Superbombs, and the Ultimate Cold War Showdown" by Steve Sheinkin
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