reshipment en · NOUN
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Italic *wre- Latin re-der. Old French re-bor. Middle English re- English re- English shipment English reshipment From re- + shipment.
Meanings
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(uncountable) The condition of being reshipped.
1864, Oregon. Legislative Assembly. House of Representatives […] at San Francisco it is warehoused and reshipped to Liverpool, or other foreign market; and in exchange for this wheat, comes back the merchandise which has to pass through all these shipments, reshipments, warehousings, handlings, &c.
- (countable) A second or subsequent shipment.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| reshipments | Number=Plur | lexicographic |