shipment

noun

ship·​ment ˈship-mənt 

1

: the act or process of shipping

2

: the goods shipped

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.

Recent Examples on the Web

This would particularly impact Florida because the state relies on shipments of fuel from the Gulf Coast. — Matt Egan, CNN Money, 8 Oct. 2026

Prosecutors accused Maduro and Flores of protecting traffickers, facilitating cocaine shipments and benefiting financially from narcotics operations. — Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 8 Oct. 2026

Iraq already uses around 1,000 trucks daily to transport fuel oil overland to Syria's Mediterranean port city Baniyas, where it is loaded onto tankers for shipment further afield. — Frank Andrews, CBS News, 7 Oct. 2026

However, the company said beer depletions, a measure of sales from distributors to retailers and other customers, declined slightly during the quarter, indicating consumer demand was softer than shipment growth suggests. — Brandon Gomez, CNBC, 7 Oct. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1783, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for shipment

• equipment
• transhipment
• transshipment

Kids Definition

shipment

noun

ship·​ment ˈship-mənt 

1

: the act of shipping

2

: the goods shipped