drop shipping

drop shipping is the present participle and gerund of drop ship.

drop shipping is the alternative spelling of dropshipping.

Meaning of drop ship

drop ship (third-person singular simple present drop ships, present participle drop shipping, simple past and past participle drop shipped)

(transitive) To deliver goods for a business directly to its customers, as though the business owned a relevant inventory, but with the manufacturer as the real source of the delivery.
- If you drop ship the orders, then you don't need to own the products; thus, fewer of your customers suspect you're acting as a middle man.

dropshipping (uncountable)

(logistics) A retail model where goods are sent directly from the supplier to the customer.
- By contrast, drop-shipping can be done from home without spending any money until orders come through. Proponents advocate using store credit cards with cash-back bonuses to sweeten the rewards. As one TikToker pushing the drop-shipping method said: “It costs you zero dollars to list a thousand...2022 August 8, Spencer Soper, “Amazon ‘drop-shipping’ resellers work a lollipop hustle that cost this family candy maker millions”, in Los Angeles Times, United States, archived from the original on...

What is drop shipping the present participle and gerund of?: Drop shipping is the present participle and gerund of drop ship.

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Last updated: 2026-09-02

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