Meaning of drop ship | Babel Free

Definitions

To deliver goods for a business directly to its customers, as though the business owned a relevant inventory, but with the manufacturer as the real source of the delivery.

transitive

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Examples

“If you drop ship the orders, then you don't need to own the products; thus, fewer of your customers suspect you're acting as a middle man.”

“Rowan also experimented with dropshipping. This entails setting up an online storefront that ships products from third-party retailers to customers, profiting on the difference.”

CEFR level