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.
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The shipment included $40 million and 35 million euros in cash, as well as almost 20 pounds of gold worth, based on current exchange rates, about $82 million.
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Justin Spike The Associated Press, Arkansas Online, 11 Mar. 2026
Now, Iran has also resumed loading tankers at the Jask oil and gas terminal along the Gulf of Oman, south of the Strait of Hormuz, which could add additional capacity to crude shipments.
—Anniek Bao, CNBC, 11 Mar. 2026
In 2025, shipments from China, where Apple still makes the bulk of iPhones, faced headwinds as a result of US tariffs related to the two economic powers’ trade war.
—Bloomberg, Mercury News, 10 Mar. 2026
That’s because the world, and the US, uses so much oil every single day that even a relatively large one-time release won’t be able to offset the continued closure of the Strait of Hormuz, a key waterway for global oil shipments that’s been effectively shut down by the war.
—Chris Isidore, CNN Money, 10 Mar. 2026
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Justin Spike The Associated Press, Arkansas Online, 11 Mar. 2026
Now, Iran has also resumed loading tankers at the Jask oil and gas terminal along the Gulf of Oman, south of the Strait of Hormuz, which could add additional capacity to crude shipments.
—Anniek Bao, CNBC, 11 Mar. 2026
In 2025, shipments from China, where Apple still makes the bulk of iPhones, faced headwinds as a result of US tariffs related to the two economic powers’ trade war.
—Bloomberg, Mercury News, 10 Mar. 2026
That’s because the world, and the US, uses so much oil every single day that even a relatively large one-time release won’t be able to offset the continued closure of the Strait of Hormuz, a key waterway for global oil shipments that’s been effectively shut down by the war.
—Chris Isidore, CNN Money, 10 Mar. 2026
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“Shipment.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/shipment. Accessed 11 Mar. 2026.
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shipment
noun
ship·ment
ˈship-mənt
1
: the act of shipping
2
: the goods shipped
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