consignment

Meaning

1. (countable, uncountable) A collection of goods to be sent, in transit or having been sent.
2. (countable, uncountable) The act of consigning.
3. (countable, uncountable) The sale of one's own goods (clothing, furniture, etc.) through a third-party vendor, in exchange for a portion of the sale price, and with the consigner retaining ownership of the goods until they are sold or abandoned.

Synonyms

delivery

shipment

cargo

lot

committal

conveyance

consignation

dispatch

commitment

batch

consign

freight

lading

load

loading

payload

transmission

broadcast

consigned goods

allotment

mission

parcel

lot of product

postage

redaction

refer

relay

sale

sending

commission

shipping

stock

stockpile

store

submission

supply

delivery on consignment

trust

despatch

delegation

errand

forwarding

yoke

consignment sale

Translations

envoi

spedizione

Sendung

consignation

consignación

consignação

lot

expédition

consegna

zending

Lieferung

αποστολή

livraison

cargaison

Versand

Pronounced as (IPA)

/kənˈsaɪnmənt/

Etymology

From consign + -ment.