consignment

noun
UK: /kənˈsaɪnmənt/
US: /kənˈsaɪnmənt/

  1. A quantity of goods sent to someone to sell for you.

    1. The consignment of shoes arrived this morning.
    2. We received a large consignment of toys just before Christmas so inventory is high.

  2. The act of sending goods to someone to sell for you; a system of selling goods in which you only pay the supplier after the goods are sold.

    1. The gallery operates on a consignment basis, taking a percentage of each sale.
    2. She sent her artwork on consignment, hoping the shop could sell it and she'd get paid later.

Synonyms

shipment delivery batch load consignment dispatch
consignment transitive-verb

  1. To send goods to someone to sell for you.

    1. We consignment these goods to the shop.
    2. The company consigned a large shipment of electronics to distributors overseas, hoping for quick sales.

Frequently Asked Questions

The word "consignment" in English means: A quantity of goods sent to someone to sell for you., The act of sending goods to someone to sell for you; a system of selling goods in which you only pay the supplier after the goods are sold..

The phonetic transcription of "consignment" is /kənˈsaɪnmənt/ in British English and /kənˈsaɪnmənt/ in American English. Click the 🔊 button to hear both pronunciations.

Synonyms for "consignment": shipment, delivery, batch, load, consignment, dispatch.

Example usage of "consignment": "The consignment of shoes arrived this morning.". More examples on the page.