consignment

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noun

con·​sign·​ment kən-ˈsīn-mənt 

1

: the act or process of consigning

2

: something consigned especially in a single shipment

consignment

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adjective

: of, relating to, or received as goods on consignment

a consignment sale

Phrases

on consignment

: shipped to a dealer who pays only for what is sold and who may return what is unsold

goods shipped on consignment

Examples of consignment in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Noun

This March, the first consignment of Nvidia chips arrived in Indian data centers after the company forged a partnership with Indian cloud services company Yotta, powering its Shakti Cloud as India’s fastest AI supercomputing infrastructure. —Astha Rajvanshi, TIME, 5 Sep. 2024

McKeel Hagerty, the CEO of Hagerty, an automotive enthusiast brand that also owns Broad Arrow, said once-in-a-lifetime consignments, such as the 1938 Alfa Romeo 8C 2900B Lungo Spider from Gooding & Co., will draw strong demand and bidding. —Morgan Korn, ABC News, 14 Aug. 2024

Adjective

TheRealReal is a consignment store with the benefit and convenience of buying and selling straight from your phone. —Kelsey Stiegman, Seventeen, 25 Jan. 2023

There is a consignment period for 90 days for sellers in the United Arab Emirates (UAE), 180 days for sellers outside of the UAE and 365 for sellers in Italy. —Danielle Directo-Meston, The Hollywood Reporter, 29 Apr. 2022

Word History

First Known Use

Noun

circa 1668, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Adjective

1913, in the meaning defined above

Phrases Containing consignment

• consignment store
• on consignment

Kids Definition

consignment

noun

con·​sign·​ment

kən-ˈsīn-mənt

1

: the act or process of consigning

2

: something consigned especially in a single shipment