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consignment

[ kuhn-sahyn-muhnt ]

noun

  1. the act of consigning.
  2. something that is consigned.
  3. Commerce. property sent to an agent for sale, storage, or shipment.


adjective

  1. of, relating to, or shipped as goods on consignment:

    consignment selling of gift items.

consignment

/ kənˈsaɪnmənt /

noun

  1. the act of consigning; commitment
  2. a shipment of goods consigned
  3. on consignment
    for payment by the consignee after sale

    he made the last shipment on consignment

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Other Words From

  • noncon·signment noun
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Word History and Origins

Origin of consignment1

First recorded in 1555–65; consign + -ment
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Idioms and Phrases

Idioms
  1. on consignment, (of goods) sent to an agent for sale, with title being held by the consignor until a sale is made.
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Example Sentences

Some work on a consignment model while others, including Depop, operate as peer-to-peer marketplaces.

From Quartz

As a young journalist, though, I did not have a lot of money to spend on this quest, so I scoured the plethora of shops in town that specialized in used or consignment board sales.

Will Taylor, gear directorSix years ago, I found a pair of Scarpa Freedom SLs at a local gear-consignment shop for $370.

Two years ago, when I invested in better touring boots and dedicated resort boots, I dropped the SLs off at a consignment shop.

In the interest of full disclosure, I bought my wedding dress at a consignment shop for less than $200.

I have previously drawn attention to the cargo aboard Flight 370, which included a large consignment of lithium-ion batteries.

Originally, the Malaysians said that the battery consignment weighed 440 pounds.

To say that a consignment is “in compliance” with packing regulations is a mere fig leaf.

The Malaysian report gives no indication of any problem in loading the consignment—or, if there was, what action was taken.

Malaysian officials have confirmed that a consignment of lithium-ion batteries was in the cargo hold of Flight MH370.

Among the things she brought back—more as a curiosity than as an article of cargo—was a consignment of Chinese firecrackers.

The consignment consisted of 19 tons, and were sold by auction, mostly being bought by a local "fertiliser" merchant.

It seemed that the details of the trip to bring the consignment of furs across the border had been settled.

In 1842, I determined to make the venture of sending a consignment of brass clocks to Old England.

Pyne, who missed nothing, shook his head when it became evident that the last consignment was safely stored away.

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Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023

Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.

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