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
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In May, CEO Andy Jassy described placing inventory closer to customers and combining more purchases into each shipment.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 28, 2026
The recent export surge has been driven largely by memory-related products and higher shipment volumes, rather than gains in competitiveness.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 27, 2026
On Friday, the first shipment of Russian oil departed on a tanker headed to the U.S.
From Salon ● Oct. 23, 2026
The first shipment under the agreement will leave Russia "in two to three days", Putin said during the meeting, as quoted by state news agency TASS.
From BBC ● Oct. 21, 2026
To make the time pass until the next shipment of food arrived, we told stories and played games.
From "Lost Boy, Lost Girl" by John Bul Dau
Global LNG exports reached 98% of their prewar average in October, driven by U.S. shipments and Russian exports, according to Kpler.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 4, 2026
Loadings have also increased, although most vessels have switched off their automatic identification systems, making shipments harder to track.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 4, 2026
Robin Brooks, senior fellow at the Brookings Institution, has made the case for several weeks that the risk premium in the oil price was exaggerated, especially since shipments through Hormuz have normalized.
From MarketWatch ● Nov. 3, 2026
However, smartphone shipments likely fell, reflecting strict volume control as management shifts the product mix toward higher-end models.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 3, 2026
Although the Food and Drug Administration permits no residues of pesticides in milk, its restrictions are not only inadequately policed but they apply solely to interstate shipments.
From "Silent Spring" by Rachel Carson
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