shipment
noun
ship·ment
ˈship-mənt 
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.
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The study analyzed food shipments into Gaza from January to July 2024.
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Efrat Lachter, Fox News, 10 Mar. 2025
Canada, which supplies 85% of U.S. potash (a key fertilizer ingredient), might be considering halting shipments across the border.
—Scott Neuman, NPR, 7 Mar. 2025
Chinese exporters have been rushing to front-load outbound shipments since late last year on anticipation of more tariffs as U.S. President Donald Trump returned to the White House.
—Anniek Bao, CNBC, 7 Mar. 2025
The clash led to an unprecedented crisis between the U.S. and Ukraine and to the suspension of U.S. weapons shipments and intelligence sharing with Ukraine.
—Barak Ravid, Axios, 6 Mar. 2025
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Efrat Lachter, Fox News, 10 Mar. 2025
Canada, which supplies 85% of U.S. potash (a key fertilizer ingredient), might be considering halting shipments across the border.
—Scott Neuman, NPR, 7 Mar. 2025
Chinese exporters have been rushing to front-load outbound shipments since late last year on anticipation of more tariffs as U.S. President Donald Trump returned to the White House.
—Anniek Bao, CNBC, 7 Mar. 2025
The clash led to an unprecedented crisis between the U.S. and Ukraine and to the suspension of U.S. weapons shipments and intelligence sharing with Ukraine.
—Barak Ravid, Axios, 6 Mar. 2025
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“Shipment.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/shipment. Accessed 14 Mar. 2025.
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shipment
noun
ship·ment
ˈship-mənt
1
: the act of shipping
2
: the goods shipped
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