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drop ships

drop ships is the third-person singular simple present indicative of drop ship.

Meaning of drop ship

Verb

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

  1. (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.

Questions about drop ships

What is drop ships the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Drop ships is the third-person singular simple present indicative of drop ship.

Words near drop ships in the dictionary

  1. drop ship
  2. drop shipment
  3. drop shipments
  4. drop shipped
  5. drop shipping
  6. drop ships
  7. drop shot
  8. drop shots
  9. drop shoulder
  10. drop shoulders
  11. drop site

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