Cambridge Dictionaries online Cambridge Dictionaries online

The most popular online dictionary and thesaurus for learners of English

  

shipping

 
/ˈʃɪp·ɪŋ/ n [U]

Definition

ships as a group, or the business of transporting things: Shipping along the St. Lawrence River takes goods from the Atlantic Ocean to the heart of Canada. Shipping or shipping and handling is the cost of sending something: You’ll be billed $15.95 plus shipping.
(Definition of shipping n from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

“shipping” in other dictionaries

Word of the Day

throw caution to the wind/winds

to do something without worrying about the risk or negative results

Word of the Day

Blog

Read our blog about how the English language behaves.

Learn More

New Words

Find words and meanings that have just started to be used in English, and let us know what you think of them.

Learn More