CONSIGNMENT

consignment

(noun) the delivery of goods for sale or disposal

commitment, committal, consignment

(noun) the official act of consigning a person to confinement (as in a prison or mental hospital)

cargo, lading, freight, load, loading, payload, shipment, consignment

(noun) goods carried by a large vehicle

Source: WordNet® 3.1

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Etymology

Noun

consignment (plural consignments)

A collection of goods to be sent, in transit or having been sent

The act of consigning

Source: Wiktionary

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Con*sign"ment, n.

1. The act of consigning; consignation.

2. (Com.)

Definition: The act of consigning or sending property to an agent or correspondent in another place, as for care, sale, etc.

3. (Com.)

Definition: That which is consigned; the goods or commodities sent or addressed to a consignee at one time or by one conveyance. To increase your consignments of this valuable branch of national commerce. Burke.

4. The writing by which anything is consigned.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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