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Selling vs Shipping - What's the difference?

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As verbs the difference between selling and shipping

is that selling is while shipping is .

As nouns the difference between selling and shipping

is that selling is action of the verb to sell while shipping is the transportation of goods.

selling

English

Verb

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  • Noun

  • Action of the verb to sell .
  • buyings and sellings

    shipping

    Etymology 1

    From (etyl) schipping, schyppynge, from (etyl) schippen, .

    Noun

  • The transportation of goods.
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  • The body of ships belonging to one nation, port or industry.
  • Passage or transport on a ship.
  • The cost of sending an item or package via postal services.
  • Navigation.
  • * Shakespeare
  • God send 'em good shipping .
    Derived terms
    * shipping lane

    Etymology 2

    From .

    Verb

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