Consignment

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  • noun. The act of consigning.
  • noun. Something consigned.
  • idiom. (on consignment) With the provision that payment is expected only on completed sales and that unsold items may be returned to the one consigning.
    • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • noun. The act of consigning; consignation.
  • noun. The act of sending or committing, in trust for sale or custody: usually implying conveyance by a carrier, and agency on the part of the recipient.
  • noun. That which is consigned; a quantity sent or delivered, especially to an agent, or factor for sale: as, A reccived a large consignment of goods from B.
  • noun. The writing by which anything is consigned.
    • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • noun. The act of consigning; consignation.
  • noun. The act of consigning or sending property to an agent or correspondent in another place, as for care, sale, etc.
  • noun. That which is consigned; the goods or commodities sent or addressed to a consignee at one time or by one conveyance.
  • noun. The writing by which anything is consigned.
    • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • noun. A collection of goods to be sent, in transit or having been sent
  • noun. The act of consigning
    • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • noun. the delivery of goods for sale or disposal
  • noun. goods carried by a large vehicle
  • noun. the official act of consigning a person to confinement (as in a prison or mental hospital)
    • cross-reference
    commitment  consignation  delivery  
    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    bringing  confinement  delivery  merchandise  product  
    Rhyme
    Words with the same terminal sound
    alignment  assignment  confinement  realignment  reassignment  
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    exportation  importation  shipload  shipment  
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    abalienation  agency  agentship  alienation  amortization  
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