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shipment

4 ENTRIES FOUND:
  1. shipment (noun)
  2. drop shipment (noun)
  3. foreign shipment (noun)
  4. returned shipment rate (noun)

ship·ment

noun \-mənt\

Definition of SHIPMENT

1
: the act or process of shipping
2
: the goods shipped
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Examples of SHIPMENT

  1. We sent out another shipment of books.
  2. My order was delivered in two shipments.
  3. This box is ready for shipment.

First Known Use of SHIPMENT

1799

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