Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

shipment

/ˈʃɪpmənt/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.76 in modern English

Syllables: ship-ment
IPA: /ˈʃɪpmənt/

15

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A load of goods that is transported by any method (not just by ship).

Countable; Uncountable

noun

The act of transporting goods.

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"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."
"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."
"Shipment of hazardous waste on this route is strictly prohibited."

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.

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˈʃɪpmənt/

Usage

Inflected Forms

shipments (plural)

Derived Forms

misshipment multishipment nonshipment preshipment reshipment transshipment undershipment unshipment

Phrases

drop shipment

Synonyms

dispatch despatch cargo lading freight load loading payload consignment

Rhymes With

equipment

Questions

How do you pronounce shipment?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈʃɪpmənt/.
What does shipment mean?: A load of goods that is transported by any method (not just by ship).
Where does shipment come from?: 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.

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