misshipment
misshipment noun: a shipment that is misdelivered; an instance of misshipping.
Noun
misshipment (plural misshipments)
- A shipment that is misdelivered; an instance of misshipping.
- In an action for loss sustained by misshipment of freight to the wrong destination, plaintiff was entitled to testify to a statement by defendant's agent as to what the freight would be, when directions were given to ship the car to a correct destination.1913, Atlantic Reporter - Volumes 85-86, page 162
- L.A. Gear, which, Schilit explains, was charged by the Securities and Exchange Commission with overstating its income by including as revenue one-time credits from vendors for supplier misshipments and other sourcing troubles.1993 October, Janet Bodnar, “Books”, in Kiplinger's Personal Finance, volume 47, number 10, page 122
Forms of misshipment
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Origin of misshipment
From mis- + shipment.
Questions about misshipment
- What does misshipment mean?
- Misshipment means a shipment that is misdelivered; an instance of misshipping.
- What part of speech is misshipment?
- Misshipment is a noun.
- What is the plural of misshipment?
- The plural of misshipment is misshipments.
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