shipment
noun
ship·ment
ˈship-mənt 
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
The Department of Health and Human Services announced the new round of test shipments Monday as the holiday season begins — a time when public health experts typically expect cases of Covid, flu, colds and respiratory syncytial virus to surge.
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Katie Mogg, NBC News, 20 Nov. 2023
Those shipments accounted for at least 56 percent of all the fuel oil the Greek refinery received by ship.
—Jonathan O'Connell, Washington Post, 14 Nov. 2023
In July 1982, the White House halted shipments of cluster munitions to Israel, declaring that the Israelis had violated arms agreements not to use these weapons on civilian areas.
—Sarah E. Parkinson, Foreign Affairs, 14 Nov. 2023
Right now, international e-commerce shipments worth under $50 are exempt from a 60% federal tax on imports.
—Nana Ama Sarfo, Forbes, 13 Nov. 2023
But Israel has also blocked all fuel shipments to Gaza since October 7th.
—Steve Coll, The New Yorker, 8 Nov. 2023
Advertisement - Scroll to Continue An online clothing merchant in Indonesia prepares a shipment on his own for delivery to a customer.
—Liz Young, WSJ, 7 Nov. 2023
Finally, whole shipments get dusted with fungicides or pesticides to make it all the way around the world without getting eaten by moths.
—WIRED, 11 Nov. 2023
Ramaswamy went so far as to say that the country should not stop at building a wall on the Mexico border, but take it north as well and target illicit Canadian shipments.
—Rachel Cohrs and Sarah Owermohle, STAT, 8 Nov. 2023
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Katie Mogg, NBC News, 20 Nov. 2023
Those shipments accounted for at least 56 percent of all the fuel oil the Greek refinery received by ship.
—Jonathan O'Connell, Washington Post, 14 Nov. 2023
In July 1982, the White House halted shipments of cluster munitions to Israel, declaring that the Israelis had violated arms agreements not to use these weapons on civilian areas.
—Sarah E. Parkinson, Foreign Affairs, 14 Nov. 2023
Right now, international e-commerce shipments worth under $50 are exempt from a 60% federal tax on imports.
—Nana Ama Sarfo, Forbes, 13 Nov. 2023
But Israel has also blocked all fuel shipments to Gaza since October 7th.
—Steve Coll, The New Yorker, 8 Nov. 2023
Advertisement - Scroll to Continue An online clothing merchant in Indonesia prepares a shipment on his own for delivery to a customer.
—Liz Young, WSJ, 7 Nov. 2023
Finally, whole shipments get dusted with fungicides or pesticides to make it all the way around the world without getting eaten by moths.
—WIRED, 11 Nov. 2023
Ramaswamy went so far as to say that the country should not stop at building a wall on the Mexico border, but take it north as well and target illicit Canadian shipments.
—Rachel Cohrs and Sarah Owermohle, STAT, 8 Nov. 2023
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Word History
First Known Use
1799, in the meaning defined at sense 1
Dictionary Entries Near shipment
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“Shipment.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/shipment. Accessed 9 Dec. 2023.
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shipment
noun
ship·ment
ˈship-mənt
1
: the act of shipping
2
: the goods shipped
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