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dropshipping

dropshipping is the present participle and gerund of dropship.

Meaning of dropship

Noun

dropship (plural dropships)

  1. A flying transport that drops troops or equipment onto a planet, etc.
    • I'm sending down five more dropships, combat EMVs, and a thopter gunship.1997 September, Dan Simmons, The Rise of Endymion, New York: Bantam, →ISBN, →LCCN, →OCLC, page 363

Noun

dropshipping (uncountable)

  1. (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...
    • Dropshipping is a retail model where you sell products through an online store without keeping inventory. Instead of shipping items yourself, you forward orders to a third party, usually a supplier or manufacturer, who sends them directly to the customer. You’re responsible for the storefront...2025 July 30, Katherine Haan, “How To Start A Dropshipping Business In 4 Simple Steps”, in Forbes, United States

Questions about dropshipping

What does dropshipping mean?
Dropshipping means a retail model where goods are sent directly from the supplier to the customer.
What is dropshipping the present participle and gerund of?
Dropshipping is the present participle and gerund of dropship.
What part of speech is dropshipping?
Dropshipping is a noun.

Words near dropshipping in the dictionary

  1. dropshafts
  2. dropship
  3. dropshipped
  4. dropshipper
  5. dropshippers
  6. dropshipping
  7. dropships
  8. dropshot
  9. dropshots
  10. dropsical
  11. dropsically

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