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con·sign·ment  (kn-snmnt)

n.

1. The act of consigning.

2. 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 retailer accepted the shipment on consignment.

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consignment [kənˈsaɪnmənt]

n

1. the act of consigning; commitment

2. (Business / Commerce) a shipment of goods consigned

(Business / Commerce)

on consignment for payment by the consignee after sale he made the last shipment on consignment

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	consignment - goods carried by a large vehicle     cargo, freight, lading, shipment, payload, load, loading merchandise, product, ware - commodities offered for sale; "good business depends on having good merchandise"; "that store offers a variety of products"
	2.	consignment - the official act of consigning a person to confinement (as in a prison or mental hospital) committal, commitment confinement - the act of restraining of a person's liberty by confining them
	3.	consignment - the delivery of goods for sale or disposal bringing, delivery - the act of delivering or distributing something (as goods or mail); "his reluctant delivery of bad news"

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consignment

noun shipment, delivery, batch, goods The first consignment of food has already left Bologna.

Translations

consignment [kənˈsaɪnmənt]

A. N → envío m, remesa f
goods on consignment → mercancías fpl en consignación

B. CPD consignment note N → talón m de expedición

consignment [kənˈsaɪnmənt] n [goods] → arrivage m, envoi m
consignment note n (COMMERCE) → bordereau m d'expédition

consignment

n (Comm)

(of goods) → Versendung f, → Verschickung f; goods for consignment abroad → ins Ausland gehende Ware; on consignment → in Kommission; (overseas) → in Konsignation

(= goods) → Sendung f; (bigger) → Ladung f

consignment [kənˈsaɪnmənt] n (of goods) → partita, consegna, spedizione f

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consignment [kənˈsaɪnmənt] n (of goods) → partita, consegna, spedizione f