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Shipping vs Mailing - What's the difference?

shipping | mailing |

As nouns the difference between shipping and mailing

is that shipping is the transportation of goods while mailing is an act of sending mail.

As verbs the difference between shipping and mailing

is that shipping is while mailing is .

shipping

English

(wikipedia 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

    (head)

    • mailing

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • An act of sending mail.

    • Verb

    (head)
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