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

Exports of high-tech items surged nearly 41% in January-July from the same period the year before, while shipments of vehicles jumped 55% and overall exports of electronics and machinery rose 26%. — ABC News, 7 Aug. 2026

Refined-product cargo volumes recorded particularly strong growth, with shipments of diesel, gasoline and jet fuel up 40% from a year earlier. — CNBC, 7 Aug. 2026

China’s exports of high-tech items surged nearly 41% in January-July from the same period the year before, while shipments of vehicles, many of them electric, jumped 55%. — Elaine Kurtenbach, Fortune, 7 Aug. 2026

Only five of its more than 160,000 shipments were inspected by the FDA. — Yahya Abou-Ghazala, CNN Money, 6 Aug. 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