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consignment
n. dispatch, conveyance, delivery


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Consignment
Consignment is the act of consigning, which is placing a person or thing in the hand of another, but retaining ownership until the goods are sold or person is transferred. This may be done for shipping, transfer of prisoners, or for sale in a store (i.e. a consignment shop). In the context of sale, it is usually understood that the consignee (the consignment seller or the party to which goods are sent) pays the consignor (the person with items to sell or the party by which the goods are consigned) only after the sale, from its proceeds.
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WordNet 2.0 DictionaryDownload this dictionary
consignment
Noun
1. goods carried by a large vehicle
(synonym) cargo, lading, freight, load, loading, payload, shipment
(hypernym) merchandise, wares, product
2. the official act of consigning a person to confinement (as in a prison or mental hospital)
(synonym) commitment, committal
(hypernym) confinement
(derivation) consign
3. the delivery of goods for sale or disposal
(hypernym) delivery, bringing
(derivation) consign


Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)Download this dictionary
Consignment
(n.)
The writing by which anything is consigned.
  
 
(n.)
The act of consigning; consignation.
  
 
(n.)
The act of consigning or sending property to an agent or correspondent in another place, as for care, sale, etc.
  
 
(n.)
That which is consigned; the goods or commodities sent or addressed to a consignee at one time or by one conveyance.
  

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Consignment
goods shipped or delivered on condition they will be paid for when sold.

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