consignment
/kənˈsaɪnmənt/ noun
Forms consignments
- noun A collection of goods to be sent, in transit or having been sent.
- noun The act of consigning.
- noun 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
cargo lading freight load loading payload shipment commitment committal
Webster’s 1913
- noun The act of consigning; consignation.
- noun The act of consigning or sending property to an agent or correspondent in another place, as for care, sale, etc.
Sources: Wiktionary · WordNet 3.0 · Webster’s 1913 — from the Wiktionary entry “consignment”, CC BY-SA 4.0. Details