shipment

noun

ship·​ment ˈship-mənt 

1

: the act or process of shipping

2

: the goods shipped

Examples of shipment in a Sentence

We sent out another shipment of books.

My order was delivered in two shipments.

This box is ready for shipment.

Recent Examples on the Web

Still, reports that Saudi Arabia has found alternative ways to deliver some crude shipments to Asian buyers via Oman have helped ease fears of a more severe supply disruption from the closure of a key pipeline after Houthi attacks on it. — Lee Ying Shan, CNBC, 18 Sep. 2026

For now, the court record describes a shipment declared as storage boxes, coolers and a chair that federal agents say instead contained firearms, thousands of rounds of ammunition and an assortment of unfinished receivers and other gun parts. — Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 17 Sep. 2026

That involved suspending a single shipment of the munitions in the spring of 2024. — Arkansas Online, 16 Sep. 2026

Under these programs, banks use a brand buyer’s credit strength to pay factory invoices upon shipment rather than leaving suppliers waiting 60 to 90 days. — Jasmin Malik Chua, Footwear News, 16 Sep. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1783, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for shipment

• equipment
• transhipment
• transshipment

Kids Definition

shipment

noun

ship·​ment ˈship-mənt 

1

: the act of shipping

2

: the goods shipped