Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

drop ship

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.66 in modern English

Syllables: drop -ship
IPA

16

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To deliver goods for a business directly to its customers, as though the business owned a relevant inventory, but with the manufacturer as the real source of the delivery.

Transitive verb

Example Sentences

"If you drop ship the orders, then you don't need to own the products; thus, fewer of your customers suspect you're acting as a middle man."
"Rowan also experimented with dropshipping. This entails setting up an online storefront that ships products from third-party retailers to customers, profiting on the difference."

Usage

Transitive verb

Inflected Forms

drop ships (present, singular) drop shipping (participle, present) drop shipped (participle, past) drop shipped (past) dropship (alternative) drop-ship (alternative)

Derived Forms

dropshipper

Questions

What does drop ship mean?: To deliver goods for a business directly to its customers, as though the business owned a relevant inventory, but with the manufacturer as the real source of the delivery.

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