drop shipping

A form of drop ship — To deliver goods for a business directly to its customers, as though the business owned a relevant inventory, but with the manufacturer as the real source of the delivery.

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Meanings

verb
  1. gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of drop ship
noundrop shipping (uncountable)
  1. alternativeuncountableAlternative spelling of dropshipping.
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drop shipping. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/drop%20shipping

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