shippage

English

Etymology

From ship +‎ -age, with doubled ‘p’ to clarify pronunciation.

Noun

shippage (countable and uncountable, plural shippages)

1. (dated) Shipment of goods, especially on a ship (large marine vessel).

   Synonym: shipping

   Coordinate terms: boatage, cranage, demurrage, dockage, shorage, tonnage, wharfage

2. (dated) Charge for such shipment.

   Synonym: shipping

   Hypernyms: fee, cost, price

Usage notes

Today “shipping charge”, “shipping and handling”, and “shipping” are much more common terms for these charges.