shpg.

shpg. is the abbreviation of shipping.

Meaning of shipping

shipping (countable and uncountable, plural shippings)

The transportation of goods.
- From the ground, Colombo’s port does not look like much.[…] But viewed from high up in one of the growing number of skyscrapers in Sri Lanka’s capital, it is clear that something extraordinary is happening: China is creating a shipping hub just 200 miles from India’s southern tip.2013 June 8, “The new masters and commanders”, in The Economist, volume 407, number 8839, page 52
The body of ships belonging to one nation, port or industry; ships collectively.
- Our overplus of shipping will we burn; / And, with the rest full-mann’d, from the head of Actium / Beat the approaching Caesar.c. 1606, William Shakespeare, Antony and Cleopatra, Act III, Scene 7
Passage or transport on a ship.
The cost of sending an item or package using postal or carrier services.
- The shipping is included in the quoted price.
Navigation.
- God send 'em good shipping.c. 1590–1592 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Taming of the Shrew”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward]...

shipping (uncountable)

(slang) The desire by followers of a fandom for two or more people, either real-life people or fictional characters, to be in a romantic or sexual relationship.

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