🇩🇪German Source WordCode: DE

kostenloser Versand

Pronunciation / Transliteration: kɔstənlosɐ fɛɐ̯zant

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Free shipping/friː ˈʃɪp.ɪŋ/
nounCEFR A2 (Elementary)Top #850 frequency
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🇩🇪 Example Sentence in German:

"Der Online-Shop bietet kostenlosen Versand für alle Bestellungen an."

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2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    An offer or service by a merchant to deliver goods to a customer's specified destination without any additional delivery charges.

    "The online store offers free shipping on all orders over fifty dollars."
  2. 2

    The condition of having the transportation costs of purchased goods absorbed by the seller.

    "Many consumers expect free shipping as a standard benefit when shopping online."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

The term combines the Middle English 'free' (derived from Old English 'frēo', meaning exempt from liability or payment) with 'shipping' (from Old English 'scipung', relating to the act of transporting goods). In modern e-commerce, it emerged as a powerful promotional incentive popularized in the late 1990s and early 2000s by online retailers to reduce cart abandonment.

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