noun
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
consignment shop
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ ADJECTIVE
large
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At its home port, it was found to be carrying a large consignment of drugs.
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Sotheby's sales were based on two large consignments from Jaime Ortiz-Patiño and Basia Johnson.
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A large consignment of weapons was unloaded from a Soviet ship at Assab on 21 September.
■ NOUN
note
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The rest accepted the waste on the basis of the labelling on the containers or its consignment note .
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The contract of carriage by road shall be confirmed by a consignment note , sometimes referred to as a waybill.
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The consignment note is not a negotiable instrument, nor is it a document of title.
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Exporters seem to be unaware the first 15 boxes on the consignment note should be completed by them.
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However, that right ceases when the second copy of the consignment note has been handed over to the original designated consignee.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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And yet the Customs service cleared the consignment for landing in Constanta.
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It seems, Freddie as he's been named, stowed away with a consignment of bananas from the Windward Islands.
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Its inhabitants quiver with curiosity whenever the desert train discharges a consignment of tourists.
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The consignment note is not a negotiable instrument, nor is it a document of title.
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The sale also included consignments from other owners.
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The whole consignment , Carmichael says, must filter down into as many pairs of hands as possible.