Word: shipment
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: ship
ment
Definition: the act of transporting goods
Morphemes:
Affix: ship
Language: en
PoS: Verb
Meaning: To send (a parcel or container) to a recipient (by any means of transport).
Affix: -ment
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form nouns from verbs, the nouns having the sense of "the action or result of what is denoted by the verb".
Etymology Compounds: Affix: -ment
Language: fro
Decoded: -ment
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form nouns from verbs, usually of action or state resulting of them. Equivalent to the English -ment.