Shipping vs Shipment – What’s the difference?

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Shipping vs Shipment - What's the difference?
As nouns the difference between shipping and shipment is that shipping is the transportation of goods while shipment is a load of goods that is transported by any method (not just by ship).

As a verb shipping is .

shipping

English

(wikipedia shipping )

Etymology 1

From (etyl) schipping, schyppynge, from (etyl) schippen, .

Noun

  • The transportation of goods.
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  • The body of ships belonging to one nation, port or industry.
  • Passage or transport on a ship.
  • The cost of sending an item or package via postal services.
  • Navigation.
  • * Shakespeare
    • God send ’em good shipping .
    Derived terms

    * shipping lane

    Etymology 2

    From .

    Verb

    (head)

    		•

    shipment

    English

    Noun

    (en noun )

  • a load of goods that is transported by any method (not just by ship)
  • :* We’re expecting another shipment of oranges tomorrow.
  • the act of transporting goods
  • :* Shipment of hazardous waste on this route is strictly prohibited.

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