Shipment Common

Origin: Latin suffix -ment

Shipment has 3 different meanings across 1 category:

Noun

Definitions

Noun

goods carried by a large vehicle

"The truck arrived at the warehouse carrying a full shipment of electronics."

cargo lading freight load loading payload shipment consignment

the act of sending off something

"The entire shipment was delayed because the weather prevented us from making the delivery on time."

dispatch despatch shipment

a load of goods that is transported by any method (not just by ship)

"The truck arrived carrying an entire shipment of fresh vegetables to the local market."

In plain English: A shipment is a single delivery of goods sent from one place to another at the same time.

"The shipment arrived at our warehouse three days early."

Usage: Although the term contains the word "ship," it refers to any cargo being moved regardless of whether it travels by sea, air, or land. Use this noun when discussing logistics and delivery batches rather than individual items within a package.

Example Sentences

"The shipment arrived at our warehouse three days early." noun

"The shipment arrived two days earlier than expected." noun

"We need to track every shipment before it leaves the warehouse." noun

"His job involves managing shipments to customers across the country." noun

Origin

The word shipment is formed by combining the Old English noun scip (ship) with the suffix -ment. It originally referred to something that was sent or carried on a vessel and has retained this meaning in modern usage.

Rhyming Words

ent bent ment went sent vent pent hent cent fent dent tent kent gent rent lent djent ament seent brent

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