Shipping — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

the commercial enterprise of moving goods and materials

conveyance provided by the ships belonging to one country or industry

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ʃˈɪpɪŋ/

🇬🇧British English

/ʃˈɪpɪŋ/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ʃˈɪpɪŋ/

2 syllables Say it as /ʃˈɪpɪŋ/.

Examples

ship the cargo in the hold of the vessel

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

send merchant marine embark transportation merchant vessels ship transport cargo ships

Antonyms

disembark

Parts of Speech

noun	the commercial enterprise of moving goods and materials
noun	conveyance provided by the ships belonging to one country or industry
verb	transport commercially
verb	hire for work on a ship
verb	go on board
verb	travel by ship
verb	place on board a ship “ship the cargo in the hold of the vessel”

Word Forms

transport	verb	transport commercially
ship	verb	transport commercially
transport	noun	the commercial enterprise of moving goods and materials
transportation	noun	the commercial enterprise of moving goods and materials
shipment	noun	goods carried by a large vehicle
shipper	noun	someone who ships goods
shipping	noun	the commercial enterprise of moving goods and materials
ship	noun	a vessel that carries passengers or freight
embarkment	noun	the act of passengers and crew getting aboard a ship or aircraft

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Versand

das Handelsunternehmen für den Transport von Gütern und Materialien

🇫🇷French

expédition

l'entreprise commerciale de déménagement de marchandises et de matériaux

🇪🇸Spanish

envío

la empresa comercial de movimiento de bienes y materiales

🇮🇹Italian

spedizione

l'impresa commerciale di movimentazione di merci e materiali

🇳🇱Dutch

verzending

de commerciële onderneming van het verplaatsen van goederen en materialen

🇵🇹Portuguese

envio

a empresa comercial de movimentação de mercadorias e materiais

🇷🇺Russian

перевозки

коммерческое предприятие по перемещению товаров и материалов

India

🇮🇳Hindi

शिपिंग

माल और सामग्री ले जाने का वाणिज्यिक उद्यम

🇧🇩Bengali

শিপিং

চলন্ত পণ্য এবং উপকরণ বাণিজ্যিক উদ্যোগ

🇮🇳Tamil

கப்பல் போக்குவரத்து

பொருட்கள் மற்றும் பொருட்களை நகரும் வணிக நிறுவனம்

🇮🇳Telugu

షిప్పింగ్

వస్తువులు మరియు వస్తువులను తరలించే వాణిజ్య సంస్థ

🇮🇳Marathi

शिपिंग

वस्तू आणि साहित्य हलवण्याचा व्यावसायिक उपक्रम

🇮🇳Gujarati

શિપિંગ

માલસામાન અને સામગ્રીને ખસેડવાનું વ્યવસાયિક સાહસ

🇮🇳Kannada

ಶಿಪ್ಪಿಂಗ್

ಚಲಿಸುವ ಸರಕು ಮತ್ತು ಸಾಮಗ್ರಿಗಳ ವಾಣಿಜ್ಯ ಉದ್ಯಮ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ഷിപ്പിംഗ്

ചരക്കുകളുടെയും മെറ്റീരിയലുകളുടെയും ചലിക്കുന്ന വാണിജ്യ സംരംഭം

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਸ਼ਿਪਿੰਗ

ਮਾਲ ਅਤੇ ਸਮੱਗਰੀ ਨੂੰ ਮੂਵ ਕਰਨ ਦਾ ਵਪਾਰਕ ਉੱਦਮ

🇵🇰Urdu

شپنگ

سامان اور مواد کو منتقل کرنے کا تجارتی ادارہ

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

船运

运输货物和材料的商业企业

🇯🇵Japanese

配送

商品や資材を移動させる営利事業

🇰🇷Korean

해운

물품과 자재를 옮기는 상업 기업

🇻🇳Vietnamese

vận chuyển

doanh nghiệp thương mại vận chuyển hàng hóa và vật liệu

🇹🇭Thai

การส่งสินค้า

ประกอบกิจการค้าขนย้ายสินค้าและวัสดุ

🇮🇩Indonesian

pengiriman

perusahaan komersial yang memindahkan barang dan bahan

🇵🇭Filipino

pagpapadala

ang komersyal na negosyo ng paglipat ng mga kalakal at materyales

🇲🇾Malay

penghantaran

perusahaan komersil mengalihkan barang dan bahan

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

شحن

المؤسسة التجارية لنقل البضائع والمواد

🇮🇷Persian

حمل و نقل

شرکت تجاری جابجایی کالا و مواد

🇹🇷Turkish

Nakliye

mal ve malzemelerin taşınmasına ilişkin ticari işletme

🇮🇱Hebrew

מִשׁלוֹחַ

המפעל המסחרי של העברת סחורות וחומרים

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