shipping / dispatch
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shipping
The sending or shipping of goods, letters, or packages to a recipient.
Der Versand der bestellten Bücher dauert in der Regel zwei bis drei Werktage.
Shipping of the ordered books usually takes two to three business days.
shipping department
The department in a company that is responsible for packaging and shipping products.
Bitte bringen Sie das Paket zum Versand im Erdgeschoss.
Please take the package to the shipping department on the ground floor.
'Der Versand' (shipping / dispatch) is the noun derived from the verb 'versenden' (to send / ship). It describes the action or process of sending something.
Wir versenden Ihre Bestellung innerhalb von 24 Stunden.
We will ship your order within 24 hours.
If 'Versand' (shipping / dispatch) is connected with time or costs, e.g. 'dauert' (takes) or 'kostenlos' (free), it means the process of shipping. If it is used with location expressions, e.g. 'im' (in the) or 'zum' (to the), it means the department in a company.
Der Versand dauert normalerweise drei bis fünf Tage.
Shipping normally takes three to five days.
Common combinations for the process of shipping are 'kostenloser Versand' (free shipping), 'schneller Versand' (fast shipping), and 'Versand und Verpackung' (shipping and packaging).
Bei Bestellungen über 50 Euro ist der Versand kostenlos.
For orders over 50 euros, shipping is free.
When the department is meant, 'Versand' (shipping / dispatch) is treated like a place. Typical phrases are 'im Versand arbeiten' (to work in shipping) or 'etwas zum Versand bringen' (to bring something to shipping).
Mein Kollege aus dem Versand hat das Paket schon vorbereitet.
My colleague from shipping has already prepared the package.
program / shipment
Die Sendung is the specific package or quantity of goods sent together that is intended to reach the recipient. Der Versand refers to the act of sending itself and can also mean the process involved. When you are talking about the package, you say Sendung; when you are talking about the process, you say Versand.
Der Versand der Schuhe an den Kunden erfolgt heute.
The shoes will be shipped to the customer today.
Die Sendung mit den Schuhen ist heute beim Kunden angekommen.
The shipment containing the shoes arrived at the customer’s today.
