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shipping.

The transportation of goods.

8 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈʃɪpɪŋ//ˈʃɪpiŋ/
  1. The transportation of goods.

    countable · uncountable
  2. The body of ships belonging to one nation, port or industry; ships collectively.

    countable · uncountable
  3. Passage or transport on a ship.

    countable · uncountable
  4. The cost of sending an item or package using postal or carrier services.

    countable · uncountable
    The shipping is included in the quoted price.
  5. Navigation.

    countable · uncountable
Where this word comes from

From Middle English schipping, schyppynge, from schippen, schipen (“to take ship, navigate”), from Old English scipian (“to take ship; put in order, equip, man a ship”), equivalent to ship + -ing.

noun/ˈʃɪpɪŋ//ˈʃɪpiŋ/
  1. The desire by followers of a fandom for two or more people, either real-life people or fictional characters, to be in a romantic or sexual relationship.

    slang · uncountable
Where this word comes from

Clipping of relationshipping.

verb/ˈʃɪpɪŋ//ˈʃɪpiŋ/
  1. present participle and gerund of ship

    form-of · gerund · participle · present
Where this word comes from

From ship + -ing.

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