Definitions for Shipping
ˈʃɪp ɪŋship·ping

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. transportation, shipping, transportnoun

   the commercial enterprise of moving goods and materials

2. shipping, cargo ships, merchant marine, merchant vesselsnoun

   conveyance provided by the ships belonging to one country or industry

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. shippingnoun

   The transportation of goods.

2. shippingnoun

   The body of ships belonging to one nation, port or industry.

3. shippingnoun

   Passage or transport on a ship.

4. shippingnoun

   The cost of sending an item or package via postal services.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Shippingnoun

   Etymology: from ship.

   1. Vessels of navigation.

   Before Cæsar’s invasion of this land, the Britons had not any shipping at all, other than their boats of twigs covered with hides. Walter Raleigh.

   The numbers and courage of our men, with the strength of our shipping, have for many ages past made us a match for the greatest of our neighbours at land, and an overmatch for the strongest at sea. William Temple.

   Fishes first to shipping did impart;
   Their tail the rudder, and their head the prow. Dryden.

   2. Passage in a ship.

   They took shipping and came to Capernaum, seeking for Jesus. Jo. vi. 24.

ChatGPTRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. shipping

   Shipping refers to the process of transporting goods, commodities, or parcels from one location to another. This can be done through various modes, such as via land (trucks, trains), air (planes), or sea (ships). The term not only covers the physical movement of products but also includes the related tasks such as packing, handling, storage, and customs procedures.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Shipping

   of Ship

2. Shippingadjective

   relating to ships, their ownership, transfer, or employment; as, shiping concerns

3. Shippingadjective

   relating to, or concerned in, the forwarding of goods; as, a shipping clerk

4. Shippingnoun

   the act of one who, or of that which, ships; as, the shipping of flour to Liverpool

5. Shippingnoun

   the collective body of ships in one place, or belonging to one port, country, etc.; vessels, generally; tonnage

6. Shippingnoun

   navigation

Editors ContributionRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. shipping

   The social enterprise of moving commodities, goods, products and materials.

   The shipping costs are affordable.

   
   

   Submitted by MaryC on April 19, 2020  

2. ---

   shippingverb

   Verb form of the word ship.

   Shipping is affordable and used by so many companies globally.

   
   

   Submitted by MaryC on April 19, 2020  

Matched Categories

1. • Commercial Enterprise
   • Conveyance

How to pronounce Shipping?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

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   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

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   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

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   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

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   Tessa

   South African

How to say Shipping in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of Shipping in Chaldean Numerology is: 7

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of Shipping in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8

Examples of Shipping in a Sentence

1. International Group:

   COSCO Shipping Holdings believes this acquisition will enable both COSCO Shipping Lines and OOIL to realize synergies, enhance profitability and achieve sustainable growth in the long term.

2. Alan Dranow:

   We’re preparing Walmart Museum [ the door ] for shipping because you ca n’t just ship Walmart Museum on one of our trucks, we’ve got thousands of trucks but this is not something you just put on a truck that’s shipping packaged product. It has to be shipped from an art shipper.

3. Dustin Jalbert:

   The logging operation, the shipping of the logs to the mill, the shipping of the finished product, getting workers back on the job, it’s not like flipping a switch to bring those back online.

4. President Donald Trump:

   Governors are supposed to be doing a lot of this work, and they are doing a lot of this work. The federal government's not supposed to be out there buying vast amounts of items and then shipping. You know, we're not a shipping clerk, we'll help out, and we'll help out wherever we can.

5. Wu Shicun:

   The reefs are located near an important commercial shipping route, so there will be continued development to maintain the security of those shipping lanes.

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