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The process of sending goods or packages to a person or place through a delivery service.
Shipping to rural areas can take longer.
Fast shipping is important to online shoppers.
American English
How to pronounce shipping
nounB1Very common word
SHIHpihng
/ˈʃɪ.pɪŋ/
2 syllables · Stress the first syllable.
Form of ship
The process of sending goods or packages to a person or place through a delivery service.
Practice out loudMeanings & examples
gerund
The transport of goods by sea, especially over long distances.
International shipping depends on reliable ports.
Shipping by sea is cheaper for large loads.
gerund
The act of supporting two people or fictional characters as a romantic couple.
Shipping those two characters is popular online.
Fans started shipping Maya and Leo after episode three.
Good to know
In online fandom, shipping is about a romantic pairing, not delivery.
noun
The charge for sending goods or a package to a customer.
Shipping is included in the final price.
The shipping on this order is twelve dollars.
Useful expressions
to leave, especially to begin military service, or to send someone away
He shipped out for basic training in June.
to leave a group or organization, especially when it is having problems
Several employees jumped ship after the merger.
the cost of sending an item and preparing it for delivery
Shipping and handling are free on this order.
Related words & forms
The past and -ing forms double the final p: shipped, shipping.