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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.

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shipment

/ ˈʃɪ賾əԳ /

noun

    1. goods shipped together as part of the same lot

      a shipment of grain

    2. ( as modifier )

      a shipment schedule

  1. the act of shipping cargo
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Other Word Forms

  • ·󾱱mԳ noun
  • v·󾱱mԳ noun
  • ·󾱱mԳ noun
  • p·󾱱mԳ noun
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Word History and Origins

Origin of shipment1

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

See freight.
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Example Sentences

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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.

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The defence ministry has denied foreign reports that it was a shipment of a missile fuel chemical.

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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.

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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.

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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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