A consignmentof goods is a load that is being delivered to a place or person.
The first consignment of food has already left Bologna. [+ of]
Synonyms: shipment, delivery, batch, goods More Synonyms of consignment
More Synonyms of consignment
consignment in British English
(kənˈsaɪnmənt)
noun
1.
the act of consigning; commitment
2.
a shipment of goods consigned
3. on consignment
consignment in American English
(kənˈsaɪnmənt)
noun
1.
a consigning or being consigned
2.
something consigned; esp., a shipment of goods sent to a dealer for sale or safekeeping
Idioms:
on consignment
consignment in Retail
(kənsaɪnmənt)
noun
(Retail: Distribution)
Consignment is the act of leaving goods with someone else to sell while retaining ownership until the goods are sold.
Goods are sometimes supplied on a consignment basis, so that payment is not made until after the buyer has sold the goods, andin the meantime the goods remain the property of the supplier.
When a manufacturer supplies goods to a dealer on consignment, the dealer can return the goods without incurring a loss.
Consignment is the act of leaving goods with someone else to sell while retaining ownership untilthe goods are sold.
on consignment
consignment in Accounting
(kənsaɪnmənt)
noun
(Accounting: Commerce)
Consignment is the act of leaving goods with someone else to sell while retaining ownership untilthe goods are sold.
Goods are sometimes supplied on a consignment basis, so that payment is not made until after the buyer has sold the goods, andin the meantime the goods remain the property of the supplier.
When a manufacturer supplies goods to a dealer on consignment, the dealer can return the goods without incurring a loss.
Consignment is the act of leaving goods with someone else to sell while retaining ownership untilthe goods are sold.
Examples of 'consignment' in a sentence
consignment
It was a large consignment of fruit juice.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
Despite the huge consignment, the organisers are still worried about running out.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
After those transactions she had enough left over to buy the next consignment of chicks, this time using her own money.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
When they buy on consignment, they are involved in a risk-free venture.
Kiam, Victor Going For It!: How to Succeed As an Entrepreneur (1986)
Then the trucks began a five-hour drive south - the first consignment in one of the largest enforced animal migrations.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
His first brush with bankruptcy occurred when he failed to deliver on a consignment because, he readily admits, he did not organise the production properly.
Times, Sunday Times (2006)
In other languages
consignment
British English: consignment NOUN
A consignment of goods is a load that is being delivered to a place or person.
The first consignment of food was flown in yesterday.
American English: consignment
Brazilian Portuguese: consignação
Chinese: 批货物
European Spanish: envío
French: arrivage
German: Sendung
Italian: consegna
Japanese: 配送荷物
Korean: 탁송품
European Portuguese: remessa
Latin American Spanish: envío
Chinese translation of 'consignment'
consignment
(kənˈsaɪnmənt)
n(c)
托运(運) (tuōyùn)
1 (noun)
Definition
a shipment of goods
The first consignment of food has already left Bologna.
Synonyms
shipment
delivery
a delivery of fresh eggs
batch
the current batch of trainee priests
goods
2 (noun)
Definition
the act or an instance of consigning
Synonyms
sending
distribution
shipment
transmittal
3 (noun)
Definition
the act or an instance of consigning
Synonyms
handing over
relegation
assignment
The state prohibited the assignment of licences to competitors.
entrusting
committal
Additional synonyms
in the sense of assignment
Definition
the act of assigning
The state prohibited the assignment of licences to competitors.
Synonyms
giving,
issuing,
grant,
distribution,
allocation,
earmarking,
allotment,
designation,
consignment,
dealing out,
assignation,
apportionment
in the sense of batch
Definition
a group of similar objects or people dispatched or dealt with at the same time