shipping // noun [U]

DROP SHIPPING

1 (Commerce ; Transport )

the activity of carrying goods from one place to another by ship or by air, road or rail:

The regulations that govern the shipping of dangerous materials are very detailed.

We offer free shipping for orders over $99.

a shipping company/group/line shipping charges/costs/rates a shipping clerk

2 (Transport )

ships in general or considered as a group:

The canal is open to shipping.

daily shipping forecasts

(= of the weather at sea)

• vote
• vote of confidence
• vote of no confidence
• voting rights
• voting shares
• voucher
• vouching
• voyage charter
• VP
• VR
• VRA
• vs
• wage
• wage bill
• waged
• wage differential
• wage drift
• wage earner
• wage gap
• wage inflation
• wage-price spiral
• wage-push inflation
• wage restraint
• wage scale
• wages clerk