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.
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On the supply chain front, President Donald Trump ’s tariff policies led companies to pull forward shipments into the U.S. , and some of those goods may end up in TJX’s hands if retailers need to offload them.
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Kevin Stankiewicz, CNBC, 26 Feb. 2025
Trump released that shipment shortly after returning to office.
—Meg Kelly, arkansasonline.com, 25 Feb. 2025
Users will need to create an account to set up seafood shipments.
—Samantha Gowen, Orange County Register, 25 Feb. 2025
The value of chips and electronic shipments coming to the US from Taiwan increased more than sixfold from $9.4 billion in 2019 to $36.9 billion in 2024.
—Elisabeth Buchwald, CNN, 24 Feb. 2025
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Kevin Stankiewicz, CNBC, 26 Feb. 2025
Trump released that shipment shortly after returning to office.
—Meg Kelly, arkansasonline.com, 25 Feb. 2025
Users will need to create an account to set up seafood shipments.
—Samantha Gowen, Orange County Register, 25 Feb. 2025
The value of chips and electronic shipments coming to the US from Taiwan increased more than sixfold from $9.4 billion in 2019 to $36.9 billion in 2024.
—Elisabeth Buchwald, CNN, 24 Feb. 2025
See All Example Sentences for shipment
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“Shipment.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/shipment. Accessed 12 Mar. 2025.
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shipment
noun
ship·ment
ˈship-mənt
1
: the act of shipping
2
: the goods shipped
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