consignment
a delivery of goods
A quantity of goods sent somewhere, especially as part of a delivery or shipment.
goods that a shop sells for the owner
Goods given to a shop, dealer, or agent to sell on the owner's behalf, with payment made to the owner after sale.
a way to sell goods where the seller pays after selling
A business arrangement in which goods are supplied to a seller who sells them for the owner, with the owner paid after the sale and usually retaining ownership until then.
the act of sending goods somewhere
The act of sending goods to a person or place, especially officially or through a transport system.
a formal way to say someone is sent to a place or fate
A formal or literary act of placing someone or something into a particular place, condition, or fate, often one that is unpleasant or final.
- Base: consignment
- Plural: consignment, consignments
consignment note
1document listing shipped goods
a paper with shipment details
- 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.
- I printed the consignment note.
- The consignment note has the delivery address.
consignment number
1reference number for a shipment
a number used to track a shipment
- 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.
- What is the consignment number?
- I checked the consignment number online.
consignment sale
1sale of items on consignment
a sale where the seller sells items for owners
- 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.
- I went to a consignment sale.
- She sold her items at the consignment sale.
consignment stock
1inventory held but not yet owned
stock that belongs to the supplier until sold
- 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.
- The store has consignment stock.
- They pay for consignment stock after it sells.
consignment store
1shop that sells items on consignment
a shop that sells other people’s items
- 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.
- I bought it at a consignment store.
- This consignment store sells used clothes.
on consignment
1supplied for sale, pay later
a shop sells your goods and pays you after they sell
- 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.
- This store sells clothes on consignment.
on consignment
1sold for owner by a shop
sold by a shop for the owner
- 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.
- I sold my dress on consignment.
- The shop takes bags on consignment.