shipping

Versandkosten, Porto

Geld, das du dafür bezahlst, dass dir ein Artikel zugeschickt wird.

In einfachem Englisch: The money you pay to have an item sent to you.

• Shipping is free.
• I paid extra for shipping.
• Does the price include shipping?

Synonyme: delivery charge, postage

Häufige Wendungen: free shipping, shipping costs, pay for shipping, shipping included

Versand, Gütertransport

Vorgang oder Geschäft, bei dem Waren von einem Ort zu einem anderen geschickt werden.

In einfachem Englisch: The process or business of sending goods from one place to another.

• Shipping takes three days.
• The factory uses trucks for shipping.
• International shipping was delayed by the storm.

So benutzt man es: shipping of something (The company handles the shipping of fresh fruit.)

Synonyme: transport, transportation, freight transport

Häufige Wendungen: international shipping, shipping company, shipping industry, shipping services

Schiffsbestand, Handelsflotte

Alle Schiffe eines Landes, Hafens oder Wirtschaftszweigs als Gruppe betrachtet.

In einfachem Englisch: All the ships belonging to a country, port, or industry, considered as a group.

• The harbor was full of shipping.
• Enemy shipping was attacked near the coast.
• The war destroyed much of the nation's merchant shipping.

Synonyme: ships, fleet

Häufige Wendungen: merchant shipping, coastal shipping, enemy shipping

Schifffahrt, Seetransport

Reisen oder Transport von Menschen und Gütern mit dem Schiff.

In einfachem Englisch: Travel or transport by ship.

• Shipping across the bay was suspended.
• The new canal made shipping between the ports faster.
• Bad weather disrupted passenger shipping along the coast.

Synonyme: sea transport, maritime transport

Häufige Wendungen: shipping by sea, coastal shipping, shipping routes