consign

Meaning

To transfer to the custody of, usually for sale, transport, or safekeeping.
To entrust to the care of another.
To send to a final destination.
To assign; to devote; to set apart.
To stamp or impress; to affect.

have confidence in

entrust to

consignment sale

deliver goods

give in charge

place in trust

mail out

consign for shipment

Hyphenated as

con‧sign

Pronounced as (IPA)

/kənˈsaɪn/

Borrowed from Middle French consigner or directly from Latin cōnsignō (“furnish with a seal”), from con- + signō (“mark, sign”).

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