consignment

con·sign·ment

 (kən-sīn′mənt)

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. (Commerce) a shipment of goods consigned

3. (Commerce) on consignment for payment by the consignee after sale: he made the last shipment on consignment.

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con•sign•ment

(kənˈsaɪn mənt)

n.

1. the act of consigning.

2. something that is consigned.

3. property sent to an agent, esp. for sale.

Idioms:

on consignment, (of goods) sent to a reseller who pays only for what is sold and who may return anything unsold.

[1555–65]

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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.

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Translations

إرْسالِيَّه، بِضاعَة مُرْسَلَه

zásilka

forsendelse

Sendung

consignaenvío

envoi

küldemény

vörusending

partitaspedizione

parti

zásielka

sevksevkiyat

交货托付物托运的货物

consignment

[kənˈsaɪnmənt]

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

B. CPD consignment note N → talón m de expedición

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consignment

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

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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

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consignment

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

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consign

(kənˈsain) verb

to put into or deliver to; to transfer. The little boy was consigned to his grandmother's care. toevertrou, plaas يَعْهَد (بِالطِّفْل) изпращам entregar svěřit; vydat; zaslat übergeben overlade; overdrage παραδίδω, μεταφέρωconfiar, encomendar saatma, toimetama تحویل دادن؛ سپردن به siirtää confier לִשׁלוֹח अर्पण करना izručiti, predati átad, rábíz menaruh, menyerahkan senda; fela á hendur affidare ゆだねる 위탁하다 atiduoti, nugabenti, (pa)siųsti atdot; nodot; nosūtīt mengamanahkan toevertrouwenovergi, overlateskładać, dostarczać وركول(په رسمى تو ګه): اعتماد په كول، ورتسليمول، ورته ټاكل: په غاړه اخيستل: تهيه كول، دخوڅلاودپاره خپل ناينده ته مال استول entregar a (de)pune поручать zveriť izročiti poveriti na čuvanje överlämna, anförtro ส่งไปยัง göndermek, yollamak; bırakmak 託運 передавати; доручати بهيجنا، سپرد كرنا، حوال‍ے كرنا ủy thác 把...委托给

conˈsignment noun

a load (of goods). the latest consignment of books. afsending, sending إرْسالِيَّه، بِضاعَة مُرْسَلَه пратка remessa zásilka die Sendung forsendelse αποστολή, φορτίοremesa, envío saadetis محموله؛ مرسوله lähetys envoiמשלוח खेप uručenje, predaja küldemény penyerahan vörusending consegna, invio 委託 탁송, 위탁물 siunta (preču) nosūtīšana; nosūtītās preces; krava; konosaments konsainan zendingforsendelse, sending, partiprzesyłka, dostawa ليږنه، ليږل شوى مال، هغه ما لچه نماينچه ته دپلور لودپاره استول كيږى remessa transport партия zásielka pošiljka pošiljka varusändning, varuparti จำนวนสินค้าที่ส่งไป sevk, sevkiyat 托運的貨物 партія بهيجا هوا مال، مرسل‍ہ مال sự ủy thác 托付物，托运的货物，交货

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