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• A consignment of catfur mittens had been lost in transit to the colony on Tejat III.2011, E.C. Tubb, Stellar Assignment, →ISBN. From the entry catfur
• The modus operandi used by the idol and antique runners is to order consignments of fakes.1992, Hamendar Bhisham Pal, The Plunder of Art, page 75. From the entry runner
• Amishwomen who sell quilts on consignment through non-Amish outlets will not deal with retail shops that are open on Sundays.1995, Donald B. Kraybill, Steven M. Nolt, Amish Enterprise: From Plows to Profits, The Johns Hopkins University Press, →ISBN, page 119. From the entry Amishwoman
• Antiquitisation means the consignment of the forces of hinderances and obstructions, in the due fulfilment of the individual in freedom, to the oblivion of history.1970, Ram Chandra Jain, Ethnology of Ancient Bhārata, page xxxii. From the entry antiquitisation
• In the event of a sleeper consignment, the auctioneer is often not fraudulently misrepresenting the property, as he generally has no intention to erroneously underattribute and undersell the lot.2016, Anne Laure Bandle, The Sale of Misattributed Artworks and Antiques at Auction, page 194. From the entry underattribute
• As an illustration, let us consider the marketing of a consignment of salt from the Huai-nan salines to an up-river port such as Hankow or Ta-t'ung.1970, S. A. M. Adshead, The Modernization of the Chinese Salt Administration, 1900-1920, Cambridge, Massachusetts: Harvard University…. From the entry Yangchow
• Consignment Notes should be legibly printed in type or written in ink, with the destination station shown in block letters and the responsibility for charges clearly indicated.1940 December, “WRITE Consignment Notes CLEARLY, PLEASE”, in Railway Magazine, page v, advertisement by the British Railways. From the entry legibly
• Another admirer who sent a consignment of wine and other delicacies for the President's table was instructed to send a bill or to take the articles away.1922, Eugene Irving McCormac, “Administration and Patronage”, in James K. Polk: A Political Biography, Berkeley, Cali.: University of…. From the entry propriety
• All through the day the collecting vans and lorries bring consignments of every description to the goods station proper, which consists of lines of rails and long platforms under cover.1914, Ernest Protheroe, chapter 9, in The Railways of the World, London: Routledge, page 224. From the entry goods station

Meaning of consignment

1. noun A collection of goods to be sent, in transit or having been sent.
2. noun The act of consigning.
3. noun The sale of one's own goods (clothing, furniture, etc.) through a third-party vendor, in exchange for a portion of the sale price, and with the consigner retaining ownership of the goods until they are sold or abandoned.

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Questions about consignment in a sentence

How do you use consignment in a sentence?

Consignment is used as a noun. For example: “As soon as the consignment was taken on board we drew your captain's attention to the fact that the vessel was unsuitable for the transport of Robots, and we are therefore not responsible for spoiled freight.”

What is a short sentence with consignment?

“A consignment of catfur mittens had been lost in transit to the colony on Tejat III.”

What does consignment mean?

Consignment means a collection of goods to be sent, in transit or having been sent.