| 单词 | consignment |
| 释义 | consignment (once / 6352 pages) 1n 2n Consignment means the delivery of things, like clothing or furniture, for sale or donation to someone else. A "consignment shop" is a clothing store that sells other people's clothing and goods. Consignment is a commercial term that refers to a giving over of objects. If your goods are on consignment, you still technically own them while they are on sale at the consignment shop. The word sometimes refers literally to goods being delivered or shipped, such as food or cargo. Consignment can also mean entrusting a person into the care of someone else, as when you put your aging grandparents in an old-aged home. WORD FAMILYconsignment: consignments+/consign: consigned, consignee, consigner, consigning, consignment, consignor, consigns/consignee: consignees/consigner: consigners/consignor: consignors USAGE EXAMPLESMr. Gorvy gained a reputation for winning prime consignments with little regard for profits, a portrayal he said was inaccurate. New York Times(Dec 07, 2016) With the exception of a high-end consignment store, additional hotel boutiques have yet to be revealed. Los Angeles Times(Nov 29, 2016) A holiday promotion would leave little room for profit after paying Shoptiques and the artists whose works she sells on consignment. Wall Street Journal(Nov 26, 2016) 1 1n the delivery of goods for sale or disposal Hyper bringing, delivery the act of delivering or distributing something (as goods or mail) 2n goods carried by a large vehicle 2Syn|Hyper cargo, freight, lading, load, loading, payload, shipment merchandise, product, ware commodities offered for sale n the official act of consigning a person to confinement (as in a prison or mental hospital) Syn|Hyper commitment, committal confinement the act of restraining of a person's liberty by confining them |
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