drop-ship

[ drop-ship ]

verb (used with object)

, drop-shipped, drop-ship·ping.

1. to ship (goods) as a drop shipment:

   The books will be drop-shipped by the publisher to your home.

Word History and Origins

Origin of drop-ship¹

Back formation from drop shipment

Example Sentences

Reached by phone July 6 and asked about Dum Dums, he said, “That’s one of the things I’m selling on there, yeah. Sam’s Club? Yeah, that’s one of the places I drop-ship from.”

From Seattle Times

Groupon aims to improve its goods’ gross profits by moving additional business to drop-ship, augmenting its fulfillment capacity and raising the number of units per order.

From Forbes

We expect these margins to continue to show an upward trend in the coming quarters as the company is shifting additional business to drop-ship, increasing its fulfillment capacity and raising the number of units per order.

From Forbes

Groupon aims to increase its goods margins in North America by moving a higher proportion of its business to drop-ship, raising its fulfillment capacity, and increasing the number of units per order.

From Forbes

Hence, the company is trying to improve these goods margins by moving additional business to drop-ship status, adding more fulfillment to its own distribution center, and raising the number of units per order.

From Forbes