Padrão de uso:
a consignment of [goods/items] (to [place])
Customs officers inspected a consignment of electronics at the airport.
A vámosok egy elektronikai szállítmányt vizsgáltak meg a repülőtéren.
The first consignment should reach the warehouse by Friday.
Az első szállítmánynak péntekre kell megérkeznie a raktárba.
Police said the consignment was hidden in a container of furniture.
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A consignment of shoes arrived today.
Ma megérkezett egy szállítmány cipő.
We are waiting for the next consignment.
A következő szállítmányra várunk.
Erro comum:
Learners may confuse consignment with assignment; consignment is about sending goods (or placing them for sale).
Significado
a shipment or batch of goods
Colocações
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]
Sinónimos
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.)
Antónimos
return (Goods sent back rather than sent out.)
Temas
business
|transport
|shopping
Definição
a delivery of goods
A quantity of goods sent somewhere, especially as part of a delivery or shipment.
Padrão de uso:
place [goods] on consignment / accept [goods] on consignment
The gallery received three paintings on consignment from a private collector.
A galéria egy magángyűjtőtől három festményt kapott bizományba.
Any unsold consignment will be returned to the designer after 60 days.
Minden eladatlan bizományi árut 60 nap után visszaküldenek a tervezőnek.
She brought a box of dresses to the shop as a consignment.
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I left my bag at the store on consignment.
A táskámat bizományba hagytam a boltban.
The shop sells these clothes on consignment.
A bolt ezeket a ruhákat bizományban árulja.
Erro comum:
Learners may think the shop buys the goods; on consignment, the owner usually keeps ownership until the item sells.
Significado
goods left with a seller
Colocações
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
Sinónimos
items for resale (Less specific; does not necessarily imply the consignment ownership arrangement.)
Antónimos
outright purchase (The buyer pays and takes ownership immediately, unlike consignment sales.)
Temas
business
|shopping
|retail
Definição
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.
Padrão de uso:
under consignment / on a consignment basis
They switched to consignment to reduce the retailer’s risk and storage costs.
A kiskereskedő kockázatának és raktározási költségeinek csökkentése érdekében áttértek a bizományi értékesítésre.
The contract explains how consignment works and when payments are due.
A szerződés elmagyarázza, hogyan működik a bizományi értékesítés, és mikor esedékesek a kifizetések.
Consignment can be useful for new brands that want shelf space without big upfront orders.
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They sell the products by consignment.
A termékeket bizományban értékesítik.
The shop works on a consignment basis.
Az üzlet bizományi alapon működik.
Erro comum:
Learners may treat consignment as only a delivery; it can also mean the selling method and contract.
Significado
the consignment selling arrangement
Colocações
consignment basis
|consignment terms
|consignment contract
|consignment agreement
|consignment model
|consignment business
|consignment revenue
|consignment inventory
|work on consignment
|move to consignment
Sinónimos
sale-or-return (Similar idea; often stresses the right to return unsold items.)
Antónimos
wholesale purchase (Goods are bought in advance rather than supplied for sale without immediate purchase.)
Temas
business
|retail
|finance
Definição
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.
Padrão de uso:
the consignment of [goods] to [place/receiver]
The document recorded the consignment of the equipment to the carrier.
A dokumentum rögzítette a berendezés fuvarozónak történő feladását.
Delays in the consignment of parts slowed down the repair work.
Az alkatrészek feladásának késedelmei lelassították a javítási munkát.
All consignment of chemicals must follow the updated safety rules.
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The consignment of the boxes took two hours.
A dobozok feladása két órát vett igénybe.
We arranged the consignment to Berlin.
Megszerveztük a Berlinbe történő feladást.
Erro comum:
This meaning is less common than the 'shipment' meaning; it often appears in formal writing.
Significado
the act of sending or delivering
Colocações
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
Sinónimos
dispatch (Emphasizes sending out, often quickly or officially.)
Antónimos
receipt (The act of receiving rather than sending.)
Temas
business
|transport
Definição
the act of sending goods somewhere
The act of sending goods to a person or place, especially officially or through a transport system.
Padrão de uso:
consignment to [prison/oblivion/the grave]
The judge ordered his consignment to prison for five years.
A bíró elrendelte, hogy öt évre börtönbe kerüljön.
The poet wrote of the city’s consignment to oblivion.
A költő a város feledésre ítéléséről írt.
The damaged books were saved from consignment to the trash.
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He faced consignment to prison.
Börtönbe kerülés fenyegette.
The files escaped consignment to the trash.
A fájlok megmenekültek attól, hogy a kukába kerüljenek.
Erro comum:
This use is rare in everyday conversation; it is mostly literary or formal (e.g., 'consignment to prison').
Significado
formal sending into a place or fate
Colocações
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
Sinónimos
commitment (Can overlap in formal contexts (e.g., commitment to an institution), but is broader.)
Antónimos
release (Freedom from confinement or an imposed fate.)
Definição
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.