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free shippingA service where goods are delivered to customers without charging for transportation costs

Part of speech: NOUN

Definition: A service where goods are delivered to customers without charging for transportation costs

Pronunciation (IPA): /friː ˈʃɪpɪŋ/

Example Sentences

  • I added more items to my cart just to get free shipping, and now I'm broke but my doorstep looks like Amazon's warehouse.
  • The company's free shipping policy increased their sales by 40% within six months.
  • She spent three hours browsing the website looking for one more item to reach the free shipping minimum.

free shipping

NOUN

[/friː ˈʃɪpɪŋ/]

A service where goods are delivered to customers without charging for transportation costs

She smiled when she saw 'free shipping' at checkout — no extra cost at all.
💡 Concept

She smiled when she saw 'free shipping' at checkout — no extra cost at all.

Gripping tight to keep from slipping - free shipping delivered!
🎵 Rhyme

Gripping tight to keep from slipping - free shipping delivered!

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🎤Pronunciation

🇺🇸 US/friː ˈʃɪpɪŋ/
🇬🇧 UK/friː ˈʃɪpɪŋ/

🌳Etymology

Rootfree + ship
Suffix--ing

🎵Rhyme

grippingdrippingslipping
gripping
dripping
slipping

🔗Collocations

offer free shipping
free shipping promotion
qualify for free shipping
free shipping threshold
free shipping worldwide

📝Examples

😄 Fun example

I added more items to my cart just to get free shipping, and now I'm broke but my doorstep looks like Amazon's warehouse.

The company's free shipping policy increased their sales by 40% within six months.

She spent three hours browsing the website looking for one more item to reach the free shipping minimum.

😄 Fun example

The 'free shipping' turned out to cost me $200 in unnecessary purchases - mathematics was never my strong suit.

📚Related Words

Synonyms

complimentary deliveryno-cost shippingshipping included

Antonyms

paid shippingshipping chargesdelivery fee

Related

express shippingovernight deliveryshipping costdelivery servicelogistics

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