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Definition shipment in American English

shipment noun

noun
/ˈʃɪpmənt/
1

an amount of goods carried on a ship, airplane, train, or truck

Example

The spider was found in a shipment of bananas.

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2

the process of taking goods from one place to another

Example

Some of the equipment was lost during shipment.

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Definition shipment in American English