shipping

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English[edit]

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Pronunciation[edit]

Etymology 1[edit]

From Middle English schipping, schyppynge, from Middle English 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[edit]

shipping (countable and uncountable; plural shippings)

  1. The transportation of goods.
  2. The body of ships belonging to one nation, port or industry.
  3. Passage or transport on a ship.
  4. The cost of sending an item or package via postal services.
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Etymology 2[edit]

From ship +‎ -ing.

Verb[edit]

shipping

  1. Present participle of ship.