Speakur

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merchant shipping

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.95 in modern English

Syllables
mer-chan-t -ship-ping
IPA
31
Scrabble Score
16
Letters
5
Syllables
12
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Shipping used for commerce rather than defence.

Uncountable

Usage

Questions

What does merchant shipping mean?
Shipping used for commerce rather than defence.

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