Meaning & use
fulfilment centre
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Meaning
nouncountablebusiness
A warehouse where orders are packed and sent to customers, especially for online shopping.
Grammar: Countable noun: a fulfilment centre, two fulfilment centres.
Patterns
- work at a fulfilment centre
- a fulfilment centre for something
The company opened a new fulfilment centre to handle online orders.
She got a job at a fulfilment centre packing boxes.
Amazon operates many fulfilment centres around the world.
Word forms
| plural | fulfilment centres |
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Common combinations
- fulfilment centre worker
- Fulfilment centre workers pick and pack items all day.
- open a fulfilment centre
- The retailer plans to open a fulfilment centre in the Midwest.
- operate a fulfilment centre
- They operate a fulfilment centre near the port.
Synonyms and how they differ
- distribution center
- A broader term for a warehouse that sends goods to stores or customers; 'fulfilment centre' specifically handles individual orders.
- warehouse
- A general building for storing goods; a fulfilment centre also packs and ships orders.
Word family
- fulfil verb
- To do what is required or promised; British spelling.
- fulfilment noun
- The act of doing what is promised or needed; British spelling.
Commonly confused: fulfilment centre or fulfillment center?
fulfilment centre vs fulfillment center
The American spelling of the same term. Use 'fulfillment center' in US English.
Practice
What is a fulfilment centre mainly used for?
Choose one answer.
A fulfilment centre is a warehouse where orders are packed and sent to customers. Storing raw materials is a different function, and selling directly is retail, not fulfilment.
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