ship money ship-mindedness • ship news · · · Info · Definitions · Characters · · ship money · · Text Common · · Latin · · Scripts 10 · · Length 4 · · Syllables Definitions · · · (noun) an impost levied in England to provide money for ships for national defense. Synonyms: ship money. · · Noun Definition 1 Characters · · space U+0020 e latin small letter e U+0065 h latin small letter h U+0068 i latin small letter i U+0069 m latin small letter m U+006D n latin small letter n U+006E o latin small letter o U+006F p latin small letter p U+0070 s latin small letter s U+0073 y latin small letter y U+0079