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10 Language-to-English DictionariesMissing-shipment
/ˈmɪs.ɪŋ ˈʃɪp.mənt/Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A consignment of goods that has gone astray, been lost in transit, or failed to be delivered as manifested.
"The logistics manager filed a formal insurance claim regarding the missing-shipment from the overseas supplier." - 2
An order discrepancy where specific containers or parcels expected in a delivery are unaccounted for.
"Inventory audits revealed a missing-shipment that delayed the warehouse's quarterly fulfillment schedule."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the combination of the present participle of 'miss' (from Old English 'missan', meaning to fail to hit or reach) and 'shipment' (from Middle English, combining 'ship' and the nominal suffix '-ment' from Old French/Latin). The compound term emerged in modern logistics and supply chain terminology to specifically denote cargo that has failed to arrive at its designated destination.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Missing-shipment" is said worldwide
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envoi manquant
Transliteration: ɑ̃vwa mɑ̃kɑ̃
"Le client a signalé un envoi manquant au service client."
fehlende Sendung
Transliteration: ˈfeːləndə ˈzɛndʊŋ
"Wir untersuchen den Verbleib der fehlenden Sendung."
spedizione mancante
Transliteration: spedizione manˈkante
"Il corriere sta cercando la spedizione mancante."
envío faltante
Transliteration: emˈbi.o falˈtan.te
"La empresa localizó finalmente el envío faltante en la aduana."
remessa Faltante
Transliteration: ʁeˈmɛ.sɐ falˈtɐ̃.tʃi
Script: remessa faltante
"O relatório de inventário destacou a remessa faltante."
लापता खेप
Transliteration: lapata khep
"गुdाम प्रबंधक ने लापता खेप की सूचना दी।"
遗失货件
Transliteration: yíshī huòjiàn
"物流公司正在查找遗失货件。"
누락된 화물
Transliteration: nurakdoen hwamul
"우리는 누락된 화물에 대한 조사를 시작했습니다."
行方不明の出荷
Transliteration: yukue fumei no shukka
"倉庫担当者は行方不明の出荷を確認した。"
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