consignment
gb/kənsˈaɪnmənt/ us/kənsˈaɪnmənt/
B2
Inglese
Accezioni
0 accezioni
Sostantivo
business
B2
entity
1
a shipment or batch of goods
a delivery of goods
Schema d'uso:
a consignment of [goods/items] (to [place])
Errore comune:
Learners may confuse consignment with assignment; consignment is about sending goods (or placing them for sale).
Sinonimi
shipment (More general and common; consignment often sounds more official or commercial.)
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delivery (Focuses on bringing goods to a destination; consignment focuses on the batch sent.)
Contrari
return (Goods sent back rather than sent out.)
Collocazioni
a consignment of goods
|a consignment of drugs
|a consignment of weapons
|a consignment arrives
|a consignment is seized
|a consignment is held at customs
|a large consignment
|an international consignment
|a consignment from [country]
|a consignment to [port/city]
Temi
business
|transport
|shopping
Esempi
- Customs officers inspected a consignment of electronics at the airport.
- The first consignment should reach the warehouse by Friday.
- Police said the consignment was hidden in a container of furniture.
Esempi per chi studia
- A consignment of shoes arrived today.
- We are waiting for the next consignment.
Sostantivo
business
C1
entity
2
goods left with a seller
goods that a shop sells for the owner
Schema d'uso:
place [goods] on consignment / accept [goods] on consignment
Errore comune:
Learners may think the shop buys the goods; on consignment, the owner usually keeps ownership until the item sells.
Sinonimi
items for resale (Less specific; does not necessarily imply the consignment ownership arrangement.)
Contrari
outright purchase (The buyer pays and takes ownership immediately, unlike consignment sales.)
Collocazioni
accept on consignment
|sell on consignment
|place on consignment
|a consignment agreement
|a consignment fee
|a consignment arrangement
|consignment items
|consignment goods
|take something on consignment
|return unsold consignments
Temi
business
|shopping
|retail
Esempi
- The gallery received three paintings on consignment from a private collector.
- Any unsold consignment will be returned to the designer after 60 days.
- She brought a box of dresses to the shop as a consignment.
Esempi per chi studia
- I left my bag at the store on consignment.
- The shop sells these clothes on consignment.
Sostantivo
business
C1
abstract
3
the consignment selling arrangement
a way to sell goods where the seller pays after selling
Schema d'uso:
under consignment / on a consignment basis
Errore comune:
Learners may treat consignment as only a delivery; it can also mean the selling method and contract.
Sinonimi
sale-or-return (Similar idea; often stresses the right to return unsold items.)
Contrari
wholesale purchase (Goods are bought in advance rather than supplied for sale without immediate purchase.)
Collocazioni
consignment basis
|consignment terms
|consignment contract
|consignment agreement
|consignment model
|consignment business
|consignment revenue
|consignment inventory
|work on consignment
|move to consignment
Temi
business
|retail
|finance
Esempi
- They switched to consignment to reduce the retailer’s risk and storage costs.
- The contract explains how consignment works and when payments are due.
- Consignment can be useful for new brands that want shelf space without big upfront orders.
Esempi per chi studia
- They sell the products by consignment.
- The shop works on a consignment basis.
Sostantivo
formal
C1
action
4
the act of sending or delivering
the act of sending goods somewhere
Schema d'uso:
the consignment of [goods] to [place/receiver]
Errore comune:
This meaning is less common than the 'shipment' meaning; it often appears in formal writing.
Sinonimi
dispatch (Emphasizes sending out, often quickly or officially.)
Contrari
receipt (The act of receiving rather than sending.)
Collocazioni
consignment to [place]
|consignment of goods
|consignment for export
|consignment for delivery
|consignment to the port
|consignment to the carrier
|arrange consignment
|authorize consignment
|consignment paperwork
|consignment instructions
Temi
business
|transport
Esempi
- The document recorded the consignment of the equipment to the carrier.
- Delays in the consignment of parts slowed down the repair work.
- All consignment of chemicals must follow the updated safety rules.
Esempi per chi studia
- The consignment of the boxes took two hours.
- We arranged the consignment to Berlin.
Sostantivo
literary
C2
action
5
formal sending into a place or fate
a formal way to say someone is sent to a place or fate
Schema d'uso:
consignment to [prison/oblivion/the grave]
Errore comune:
This use is rare in everyday conversation; it is mostly literary or formal (e.g., 'consignment to prison').
Sinonimi
commitment (Can overlap in formal contexts (e.g., commitment to an institution), but is broader.)
Contrari
release (Freedom from confinement or an imposed fate.)
Collocazioni
consignment to prison
|consignment to the grave
|consignment to oblivion
|consignment to exile
|consignment to history
|consignment to the flames
|final consignment
|await consignment
|consignment of the body
|consignment service
Temi
law
|literature
Esempi
- The judge ordered his consignment to prison for five years.
- The poet wrote of the city’s consignment to oblivion.
- The damaged books were saved from consignment to the trash.
Esempi per chi studia
- He faced consignment to prison.
- The files escaped consignment to the trash.
Grammatica
Forma base
consignment
IPA
GB/kənsˈaɪnmənt/
US/kənsˈaɪnmənt/
Sillabe e accento
con - sign - ment (3 sillabe)
Stress on 2nd syllable (sign)
Forme flesse
Noun
- Base: consignment
- Plural: consignment, consignments
Famiglia di parole
Espressioni
consignment note
1/kənsˈaɪnmənt nˈoʊt/
fixed phrase
business
document listing shipped goods
a paper with shipment details
Esempi
- Please attach the consignment note to the outside of the box.
- The driver asked to see the consignment note before unloading.
- The consignee’s address was missing from the consignment note.
consignment number
1/kənsˈaɪnmənt nˈʌmbɚ/
fixed phrase
business
reference number for a shipment
a number used to track a shipment
Esempi
- Enter your consignment number to see the latest delivery status.
- The warehouse couldn’t locate the pallet without the consignment number.
- I emailed the consignment number to the customer support team.
consignment sale
1/kənsˈaɪnmənt sˈeɪl/
fixed phrase
sale of items on consignment
a sale where the seller sells items for owners
Esempi
- They held a consignment sale of children’s clothes and toys at the community center.
- I signed up for the consignment sale and dropped off my items the day before.
- After the consignment sale, sellers can pick up unsold items or donate them.
consignment stock
1/kənsˈaɪnmənt stˈɑk/
fixed phrase
business
inventory held but not yet owned
stock that belongs to the supplier until sold
Esempi
- We keep consignment stock on-site so engineers can get parts immediately.
- The retailer stores the consignment stock but pays only when units sell.
- Auditors reviewed how the company recorded consignment stock.
consignment store
1/kənsˈaɪnmənt stˈɔɹ/
fixed phrase
shop that sells items on consignment
a shop that sells other people’s items
Esempi
- She found a designer coat at a consignment store for half the original price.
- The consignment store takes seasonal clothing and vintage furniture.
- He dropped off two guitars at a consignment store downtown.
on consignment
1/ˈɔn kənsˈaɪnmənt/
fixed phrase
business
supplied for sale, pay later
a shop sells your goods and pays you after they sell
Esempi
- The boutique sells local designers’ work on consignment.
- He left the guitar on consignment and agreed to split the proceeds with the shop.
- Most of the pieces are on consignment, so the gallery rotates stock often.
on consignment
1/ˈɔn kənsˈaɪnmənt/
fixed phrase
business
sold for owner by a shop
sold by a shop for the owner
Esempi
- She sells her handmade jewelry on consignment at a local boutique.
- The store agreed to take the jackets on consignment for the holiday season.
- Most items sold on consignment must be collected within 30 days if unsold.