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

Other Words From

• noncon·signment noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of consignment¹

First recorded in 1555–65; consign + -ment

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.

Example Sentences

“It is ridiculous,” says fellow cheesemaker Tom Calver, whose cheddar was part of the stolen consignment.

From BBC

Antique malls, consignment stores, flea markets, thrift stores and vintage shops: L.A. has it all when it comes to shopping for secondhand furniture.

From Los Angeles Times

He pleaded guilty to two counts of fraud for using clients’ funds to finance his lavish lifestyle and running a Ponzi-like scheme, taking timepieces that clients had asked him to sell on consignment and giving them to other customers who’d paid him to buy watches for them, prosecutors said.

From Los Angeles Times

The man behind a notorious consignment watch business in Beverly Hills has pleaded guilty and could face up to 20 years in prison, the U.S.

From Los Angeles Times

"We basically watched the criminals open up the particular parts of the consignment, where we knew the cocaine had been hidden and where we knew they thought it was," Mr Coles said.

From BBC

Related Words

• batch
• delivery
• goods
• shipment