misshipment

English

Etymology

mis- +‎ shipment

Noun

misshipment (plural misshipments)

1. A shipment that is misdelivered; an instance of misshipping.
   • 1913, Atlantic Reporter - Volumes 85-86, page 162:

     In an action for loss sustained by misshipment of freight to the wrong destination, plaintiff was entitled to testify to a statement by defendant's agent as to what the freight would be, when directions were given to ship the car to a correct destination.

   • 1993 October, Janet Bodnar, “Books”, in Kiplinger's Personal Finance, volume 47, number 10, page 122:

     L.A. Gear, which, Schilit explains, was charged by the Securities and Exchange Commission with overstating its income by including as revenue one-time credits from vendors for supplier misshipments and other sourcing troubles.

   • 2000, United States. National Labor Relations Board, Decisions and Orders of the National Labor Relations Board, page 270:

     Occasionally, as in the case of Bobby Collins, employees were not disciplined for misship ments.

   • 2017, Paul Gardiner, Project Management: A Strategic Planning Approach, page 233:

     Cables accounted for only 16% of the short shipments and misshipments.