Synonyms

shipment

American

[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.

Synonyms:

consignment

shipment British

/ ˈʃɪpmənt /

noun

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

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Related Words

See freight.

Other Word Forms

misshipment noun
overshipment noun
preshipment noun
supershipment noun

Etymology

Origin of shipment

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

Example Sentences

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Russian supply fell by 350,000 barrels a day as Western sanctions pressured buyers, squeezing exports to India even as shipments to China surged to a record high.

From The Wall Street Journal

Micron Technology’s CFO stated the company is also carrying out volume production and commercial shipments of HBM4 this quarter.

From Barron's

He said the company cut wholesale shipments to dealers and did promotions during the quarter in an effort to cut down inventories.

From MarketWatch

Micron Chief Financial Officer Mark Murphy said at an industry conference that it has begun volume production and commercial shipments of the latest generation of high-bandwidth memory chips, known as HBM4.

From Barron's

The last oil delivery to the country was a Jan. 9 shipment from Mexico, which has since halted supplies under U.S. pressure.

From The Wall Street Journal

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