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🇮🇳Hindi Source WordCode: HI

लापता खेप

Pronunciation / Transliteration: lapata khep

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Missing-shipment/ˈmɪs.ɪŋ ˈʃɪp.mənt/
nounCEFR B2 (Upper)Top #14500 frequency
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🇮🇳 Example Sentence in Hindi:

"गुdाम प्रबंधक ने लापता खेप की सूचना दी।"

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2 senses
As noun
  1. 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. 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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