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

“If the shipper or receiver have not paid these costs, UPS generates a bill so the shipment can be released by Customs and Border Protection.”

From Los Angeles Times

Further shipments were then intercepted and officers used forensics on the packages to identify two men.

From BBC

The firm limited shipments to the US in the second quarter after the president imposed a 25% tariff on car imports in April.

From BBC

It added there were a further five soft drinks factories that "will resume gradually in accordance with shipments."

From BBC

Asahi has temporarily suspended orders and shipments of its products with "no prospect of resumption", FamilyMart said in a statement on Thursday.

From BBC

Related Words

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