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handling time

handling time noun: the total number of business days from the moment one receives payment for an item and the moment when the package is processed or scanned at a shipping carrier.

Noun

handling time (countable and uncountable, plural handling times)

  1. The total number of business days from the moment one receives payment for an item and the moment when the package is processed or scanned at a shipping carrier.

Forms of handling time

pluralhandling times

Questions about handling time

What does handling time mean?
Handling time means the total number of business days from the moment one receives payment for an item and the moment when the package is processed or scanned at a shipping carrier.
What part of speech is handling time?
Handling time is a noun.
What is the plural of handling time?
The plural of handling time is handling times.

Words near handling time in the dictionary

  1. handling charge
  2. handling charges
  3. handling fee
  4. handling fees
  5. handling oneself
  6. handling time
  7. handling times
  8. handling up
  9. handling with kid gloves
  10. handling without gloves
  11. handling without mittens

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