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- [ship-muh nt]
- /ˈʃɪp mənt/
- /ˈʃɪp.mənt/
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- [ship-muh nt]
- /ˈʃɪp mənt/
Definitions of shipment word
- noun shipment an act or instance of shipping freight or cargo. 1
- noun shipment a quantity of freight or cargo shipped at one time. 1
- noun shipment something that is shipped. 1
- noun shipment goods shipped 1
- noun shipment shipping, sending of sth 1
- noun shipment relating to shipping 1
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Origin of shipment
First appearance:
before 1790 One of the 43% newest English words
First recorded in 1790-1800; ship1 + -ment
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Shipment
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
shipment popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 86% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
shipment usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for shipment
noun shipment
- arrival — When a person or vehicle arrives at a place, you can refer to their arrival.
- batch — A batch of things or people is a group of things or people of the same kind, especially a group that is dealt with at the same time or is sent to a particular place at the same time.
- cargo — The cargo of a ship or plane is the goods that it is carrying.
- cartage — the process or cost of carting
- conferee — a person who takes part in a conference
Antonyms for shipment
noun shipment
- misshipment — an act or instance of shipping freight or cargo.
Top questions with shipment
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