Dictionary

shipment en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• /ˈʃɪpmənt/ (US)
• (Southern-England) audio

Etymology

Etymology tree English ship Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥ Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥tom Proto-Italic *-mentom Latin -mentum Old French -mentbor. Middle English -ment English -ment English shipment From ship + -ment.

Meanings

1. (countable, uncountable) A load of goods that is transported by any method (not just by ship).
   • The de minimis exemption, as it’s known, allowed shipments of goods worth $800 or less to come into the United States duty-free, often more or less skipping time-consuming inspections and paperwork. 2025 May 2, Elisabeth Buchwald, Ramishah Maruf, “A massive tariff on millions of Americans’ purchases just went into effect — cue the chaos”, in CNN Business, archived from the original on 09 Jun 2025:
   • We're expecting another shipment of oranges tomorrow.
   • The United States paused a shipment of bombs to Israel amid concerns over their potential use in a Rafah incursion, Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin confirmed on Wednesday. 2024 May 7, Oren Liebermann, “US paused shipment of bombs to Israel amid concerns over potential use in Rafah incursion”, in CNN, archived from the original on 18 Jun 2024:
2. (countable, uncountable) The act of transporting goods.
   • Shipment of hazardous waste on this route is strictly prohibited.

Forms

Deriveds

transshipment · multishipment · misshipment · preshipment · reshipment · drop shipment · unshipment · nonshipment · undershipment

Translations (44)

sk zásielka (load of goods) · ru отгру́зка (load of goods) · sh по̀шӣљка (load of goods) · fi kuljetus (load of goods) · es cargamento (load of goods) · ru грузоперево́зка (the act of transporting goods) · ru отпра́вка (load of goods) · fr cargaison (load of goods) · da sending (load of goods) · fi kuljettaminen (the act of transporting goods) · da leverance (load of goods) · es envío (the act of transporting goods) · bg пра́тка (load of goods) · pl transport (load of goods) · es transporte (the act of transporting goods) · sh pòšīljka (load of goods) · de Lieferung (the act of transporting goods) · sv försändelse (load of goods) · hi खेप (load of goods) · tr parti (load of goods) · fi lähetys (load of goods) · nb forsendelse (load of goods) · de Lieferung (load of goods) · it carico (load of goods) · nl verscheping (the act of transporting goods) · nl scheepslading (load of goods) · da forsendelse (load of goods) · es envío (load of goods) · eo ekspedaĵo (load of goods) · pl przesyłka (load of goods) · ru перево́зка (the act of transporting goods) · fi toimitus (load of goods) · es encargo (load of goods) · bg изпра́щане (the act of transporting goods) · es remesa (load of goods) · cmn 運輸 /运输 (the act of transporting goods) · de Transport (the act of transporting goods) · pt carregamento (load of goods) · pdt Lod (load of goods) · da parti (load of goods) · tr taşınma (the act of transporting goods) · fi kuljetus (the act of transporting goods) · cs zásilka (load of goods) · nl (het) verschepen (the act of transporting goods)