CONSIGNMENT


Meaning of CONSIGNMENT in English

noun

COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES

consignment shop

COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS

■ ADJECTIVE

large

At its home port, it was found to be carrying a large consignment of drugs.

Sotheby's sales were based on two large consignments from Jaime Ortiz-Patiño and Basia Johnson.

A large consignment of weapons was unloaded from a Soviet ship at Assab on 21 September.

■ NOUN

note

The rest accepted the waste on the basis of the labelling on the containers or its consignment note .

The contract of carriage by road shall be confirmed by a consignment note , sometimes referred to as a waybill.

The consignment note is not a negotiable instrument, nor is it a document of title.

Exporters seem to be unaware the first 15 boxes on the consignment note should be completed by them.

However, that right ceases when the second copy of the consignment note has been handed over to the original designated consignee.

EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS

And yet the Customs service cleared the consignment for landing in Constanta.

It seems, Freddie as he's been named, stowed away with a consignment of bananas from the Windward Islands.

Its inhabitants quiver with curiosity whenever the desert train discharges a consignment of tourists.

The consignment note is not a negotiable instrument, nor is it a document of title.

The sale also included consignments from other owners.

The whole consignment , Carmichael says, must filter down into as many pairs of hands as possible.

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