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/kənˈsīn/,
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consigning, present participle; consigned, past tense; consigns, 3rd person singular present; consigned, past participle;
  1. Deliver (something) to a person's custody, typically in order for it to be sold
    • - he consigned three paintings to Sotheby's
  2. Send (goods) by a public carrier

  3. Assign; commit decisively or permanently
    • - she consigned the letter to the wastebasket
  1. (consign) commit forever; commit irrevocably
  2. (consign) give over to another for care or safekeeping; "consign your baggage"
  3. (consign) send to an address
  4. (consignment) cargo: goods carried by a large vehicle
  5. (consignment) commitment: the official act of consigning a person to confinement (as in a prison or mental hospital)
  6. (consignment) the delivery of goods for sale or disposal
  7. (consign) 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
  8. (consignment) A collection of goods to be sent, in transit or having been sent; The act of consigning
  9. (Consign) To leave an item of property in the custody of another. An item can be consigned to a transportation company, for example, for the purpose of transporting it from one place to another. ...
  10. (consign) (v) to transfer goods to another for subsequent sale
  11. (Consign) To hand over or give poccession of an asset to someone.
  12. (Consignment) Delivery of merchandise to the buyer or distributor, whereby the latter agrees to sell it and only then pay the exporter. The seller retains ownership of the goods until they are sold, but also carries all of the financial burden and risk.
  13. (Consignment) "(1) A stock of merchandise advanced to a dealer and located at his place of business, but with title remaining in the source of supply." (2) A shipment of goods to a consignee.
  14. (Consignment) One or more pieces of cargo accepted by a carrier at one time and one address, moving as one lot under an AWB to one destination.
  15. (Consignment) goods sent for shipment.
  16. (Consignment) means each shipment of a package or groups of packages or load of radioactive material offered by a shipper for transport.
  17. (Consignment) A quantity of records that all have the same storage requirements and are prepared for transfer to the National Archives. The format is a combination of series number and single number eg. A9816/3.
  18. (consignment) the coins that are given to an auction house or dealer to sell.
  19. (Consignment) The quantity of radioactive material transported in a means of transport from one consignor at one location to one consignee at another location. (Chargement)
  20. (Consignment) when goods are exported subject to consignment, the exporter only receives payment on completed sales. Any unsold items may be returned to the exporter, usually at their expense. This is a high-risk method of payment for an exporter.
  21. (consignment) books sold on consignment (usually to a retailer) are paid for by the retailer only when they are sold
  22. (Consignment) Shipped to a dealer who pays only for what he sells and who may return what is unsold.
  23. (Consignment) Delivery of merchandise from an exporter (the consignor) to an agent (the consignee) under agreement that the agent sell the merchandise for the account of the exporter. The consignor retains title to the goods until the consignee has sold them. ...
  24. (CONSIGNMENT (DELIVERY)) The quantity of a pharmaceutical(s), made by one manufacturer and supplied at one time in response to a particular request or order. A consignment may comprise one or more packages or containers and may include material belonging to more than one batch. [Source: WHO. ...
  25. (CONSIGNMENT) The owner employs the Auction House to sell at public auction certain property, including, but not necessarily limited to the items described on the reverse of this page and all attached pages. ...