shipment English · revision 39749

+ {{infobox|confidence=established|formation=derivation|attested=1783, Journal of the United States in Congress Assembled}}

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+ ==Pronunciation==

+ * US: /ˈʃɪpmənt/^(Wiktionary)

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+ ==Etymology==

+ It was formed in English on the verb [[ship]] with the suffix [[-ment]].^(OED 2026)^(Etymonline)^(MWU 2024)^(SOED 2002)^(Dictionary.com 2016)

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+ ==Earliest recorded meaning==

+ The action of shipping goods: 1783, in the ''Journal'' of the United States Congress;^(OED 2026) Merriam-Webster gives 1799, Dictionary.com 1790–1800 and Etymonline 1802, for putting goods on board for transport.^(MWU 2024)^(Dictionary.com 2016)^(Etymonline)

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+ ==Semantic evolution==

+ The concrete sense, a quantity of goods sent at one time, is recorded from 1786 in the OED,^(OED 2026) but only from 1861 in Etymonline.^(Etymonline)^(Etymonline) The word first referred to carriage by sea, and was extended to goods sent by rail, road or air.^(OED 2026) The Shorter Oxford puts the concrete sense first, in the late 18th century, and the action in the early 19th.^(SOED 2002)

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+ ==Timeline==

+ * 1783 – the action of shipping goods.^(OED 2026)

+ * 1786 – a consignment of goods.^(OED 2026)

+ * 1802 – putting goods on board for transport.^(Etymonline)

+ * 1861 – a quantity of goods delivered at one time.^(Etymonline)

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+ ==Modern meaning==

+ ===Noun===

+ # An amount of goods sent together; a [[consignment]]: ''A shipment of medical supplies arrived at the port.''^(MWU 2024)^(SOED 2002)

+ # The act of [[ship|alt=shipping]] or sending goods, by sea, land or air: ''The parts are packed for shipment overseas.''^(MWU 2024)^(OED 2026)

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+ ==Word family==

+ * [[misshipment]]

+ * [[preshipment]]

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+ ==Related words==

+ * [[ship]]

+ * [[shipping]]

+ * [[cargo]]

+ * [[freight]]

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+ ==References==

+ {{reflist}}