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shipment
/ ˈʃɪ賾əԳ /
noun
- goods shipped together as part of the same lot
a shipment of grain
- ( as modifier )
a shipment schedule
- the act of shipping cargo
Other Word Forms
- ·mԳ noun
- v·mԳ noun
- ·mԳ noun
- p·mԳ noun
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Example Sentences
Temu, based in China, raised prices in recent days after Trump hiked tariffs and closed a loophole that allowed duty-free shipments to the U.S.
The defence ministry has denied foreign reports that it was a shipment of a missile fuel chemical.
Earlier this month, the delivery giant said it had stopped such shipments to US shoppers "until further notice" due to a "significant increase" in red tape from President Donald Trump's tariff policies.
A shipment of more than 66,000 tonnes of iron ore pellets and 27,000 tonnes of iron ore fines is due to arrive from Sweden next week.
When Thailand decriminalised cannabis in 2022, a surge of illegal shipments threatened to overwhelm UK Border Force - which uncovered 15 tonnes of the drug in the post in the final quarter of last year.
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