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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I don’t expect restaurant owners to read this and order a fresh shipment of vibrating pucks.
From Salon ● Oct. 17, 2026
“However, neither company called it out as a material factor in their shipment growth during the course of the year,” he said.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 15, 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
The rule applies to any FDA-regulated mail shipment from any country, including smaller medication pipelines from India, the United Kingdom, Australia and Turkey.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 23, 2026
“Calista asked if she could check the stock when she was here, and she said she thought there might be something wrong with the newest shipment of coffee sleeves.”
From Absolutely Almost by Lisa Graff
A new report from S&P Global lays out the pressures that threaten to raise farmers’ costs: The throttling of the Strait of Hormuz has kept fertilizer shipments down as the Southern Hemisphere’s farming season begins.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 20, 2026
FedEx said “the security of our customers’ shipments is top priority, and we are working with local law enforcement in their investigation.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 20, 2026
The remarks offset signs that crude shipments were sitting near pre-war levels.
From Barron's ● Oct. 20, 2026
He added that unless the government saw "an absolute dire need", it would not be procuring spot cargoes on the LNG front, which tend to be far more expensive than previously contracted shipments.
From Barron's ● Oct. 17, 2026
Her account book showed her six most recent sales, all shipments to the Underworld to decorate Hades and Persephone’s garden.
From "The Lightning Thief" by Rick Riordan
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