noun · 4 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
Sound
Pronunciation
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US:/ˈʃɪpmənt/
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CMU ARPABET:SH IH1 P M AH0 N T
Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
1
noun
Meaning 1
A load of goods that is transported by any method (not just by ship).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Examples
We're expecting another shipment of oranges tomorrow.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
2
noun
Meaning 2
The act of transporting goods.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Examples
Shipment of hazardous waste on this route is strictly prohibited.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
3
noun
Meaning 3
the act of sending off something
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *sek-? Proto-Indo-European *-éyti Proto-Indo-European *skey-der.? Proto-Germanic *skipą Proto-West Germanic *skip Old English scip Middle English schip English ship Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥ Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥tom Proto-Italic *-mentom Latin -mentum Old French -mentbor. Middle English -ment English -ment English shipment From ship + -ment.
Across languages
Translations
44 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Bulgarian:
пра́тка
(prátka)
— load of goods
Czech:
zásilka
— load of goods
Danish:
forsendelse
— load of goods
Danish:
parti
— load of goods
Danish:
sending
— load of goods
Danish:
leverance
— load of goods
Dutch:
scheepslading
— load of goods
Esperanto:
ekspedaĵo
— load of goods
Finnish:
kuljetus
— load of goods
Finnish:
toimitus
— load of goods
Finnish:
lähetys
— load of goods
French:
cargaison
— load of goods
German:
Lieferung
— load of goods
Hindi:
खेप
(khep)
— load of goods
Italian:
carico
— load of goods
Norwegian Bokmål:
forsendelse
— load of goods
Plautdietsch:
Lod
— load of goods
Polish:
przesyłka
— load of goods
Polish:
transport
— load of goods
Portuguese:
carregamento
— load of goods
Russian:
отпра́вка
(otprávka)
— load of goods
Russian:
отгру́зка
(otgrúzka)
— load of goods
Serbo-Croatian:
по̀шӣљка
— load of goods
Serbo-Croatian:
pòšīljka
— load of goods
Slovak:
zásielka
— load of goods
Spanish:
cargamento
— load of goods
Spanish:
envío
— load of goods
Spanish:
encargo
— load of goods
Spanish:
remesa
— load of goods
Swedish:
försändelse
— load of goods
Turkish:
parti
— load of goods
Bulgarian:
изпра́щане
(izpráštane)
— the act of transporting goods
Chinese Mandarin:
運輸 /运输
(yùnshū)
— the act of transporting goods
Dutch:
verscheping
— the act of transporting goods
Dutch:
(het) verschepen
— the act of transporting goods
Finnish:
kuljetus
— the act of transporting goods
Finnish:
kuljettaminen
— the act of transporting goods
German:
Transport
— the act of transporting goods
German:
Lieferung
— the act of transporting goods
Russian:
перево́зка
(perevózka)
— the act of transporting goods
Russian:
грузоперево́зка
(gruzoperevózka)
— the act of transporting goods
Spanish:
transporte
— the act of transporting goods