shippage

English

Etymology

From ship +‎ -age, with doubled ‘p’ to clarify pronunciation.

Noun

shippage (countable and uncountable, plural shippages)

  1. (dated) Shipment of goods, especially on a ship (large marine vessel).
    Synonym: shipping
    Coordinate terms: boatage, cranage, demurrage, dockage, shorage, tonnage, wharfage
  2. (dated) Charge for such shipment.
    Synonym: shipping
    Hypernyms: fee, cost, price

Usage notes

Today “shipping charge”, “shipping and handling”, and “shipping” are much more common terms for these charges.

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