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

The world's top consumer had been hovering close to the target for days and has now booked enough cargoes to meet it, according to traders familiar with the shipments. —Hallie Gu, Arkansas Online, 21 Jan. 2026

That warehouse will need to accommodate new products, new sales volumes and possibly different patterns of deliveries and shipments. —Bill Conerly, Forbes.com, 20 Jan. 2026

For the study, Hinz and his team analyzed more than 25 million shipment records between January 2024 through November 2025 that were worth nearly $4 trillion. —Jacqueline Munis, Fortune, 20 Jan. 2026

India’s exports hold up despite steep US tariffs India’s exports narrowly ticked up in December while its shipments to the US fell just 1% despite steep US tariffs, new data showed. —Prashant Rao, semafor.com, 19 Jan. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1799, 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