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
In December, the Biden administration announced new sanctions on 35 companies and vessels tied to Iranian oil shipments.
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Tommy Tuberville, Newsweek, 8 Jan. 2025
East and Gulf Coast port operators late Wednesday struck an agreement with a dockworkers union, resolving a labor dispute that had threatened to halt shipments for a second time in three months.
—Kate Gibson, CBS News, 8 Jan. 2025
This scenario involves a real-life problem where the Panama Canal gets shut down due to climate change, affecting the shipment of holiday gifts from Southeast Asia to the United States.
—Alexa MacDonald, Forbes, 7 Jan. 2025
As of November, Oppo, Xiaomi and Transsion — all China-based — held the top three spots in Indonesia by smartphone shipments, according to Canalys.
—Evelyn Cheng, CNBC, 7 Jan. 2025
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Tommy Tuberville, Newsweek, 8 Jan. 2025
East and Gulf Coast port operators late Wednesday struck an agreement with a dockworkers union, resolving a labor dispute that had threatened to halt shipments for a second time in three months.
—Kate Gibson, CBS News, 8 Jan. 2025
This scenario involves a real-life problem where the Panama Canal gets shut down due to climate change, affecting the shipment of holiday gifts from Southeast Asia to the United States.
—Alexa MacDonald, Forbes, 7 Jan. 2025
As of November, Oppo, Xiaomi and Transsion — all China-based — held the top three spots in Indonesia by smartphone shipments, according to Canalys.
—Evelyn Cheng, CNBC, 7 Jan. 2025
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“Shipment.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/shipment. Accessed 18 Jan. 2025.
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shipment
noun
ship·ment
ˈship-mənt
1
: the act of shipping
2
: the goods shipped
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