What does "consignment" mean?
Consignment: (Com.) The act of consigning or sending property to an agent or correspondent in another place, as for care, sale, etc.
Additional senses
- 2.(Com.) 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.
- 3.The writing by which anything is consigned.
Sources
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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