CONSIGNMENT


Meaning of CONSIGNMENT in English

/keuhn suyn"meuhnt/ , n.

1. the act of consigning.

2. something that is consigned.

3. Com. property sent to an agent for sale, storage, or shipment.

4. on consignment , (of goods) sent to an agent for sale, with title being held by the consignor until a sale is made.

adj.

5. of, pertaining to, or shipped as goods on consignment: consignment selling of gift items.

[ 1555-65; CONSIGN + -MENT ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .