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consignment
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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.

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
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.consignment - goods carried by a large vehicleconsignment - goods carried by a large vehicle    
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)
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"

consignment
noun shipment, delivery, batch, goods The first consignment of food has already left Bologna.
Translations
consignment [kənˈsaɪnmənt]
A. Nenvío m, remesa f
goods on consignmentmercancías fpl en consignación
B. CPD consignment note Ntalón 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 abroadins Ausland gehende Ware; on consignmentin Kommission; (overseas) → in Konsignation
(= goods)Sendung f; (bigger) → Ladung f
consignment [kənˈsaɪnmənt] n (of goods) → partita, consegna, spedizione f


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