Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

shipping and handling

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.15 in modern English

Syllables: ship-ping and han-dling
IPA

33

Scrabble Score

19

Letters

3

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The process of transporting goods from their point of origin to a customer, especially a consumer as end user; (ellipsis) a charge supposed to cover the direct and indirect costs of doing so.

American usage; Uncountable

Usage

American usage
Uncountable

Frequently Paired Words

handling charge handling fee service charge service fee

Synonyms

S&H postage and packaging postage and packing p&p P&H

Questions

What does shipping and handling mean?: The process of transporting goods from their point of origin to a customer, especially a consumer as end user; (ellipsis) a charge supposed to cover the direct and indirect costs of doing so.

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