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Consignment Common

Origin: Latin suffix -ment

Consignment has 4 different meanings across 1 category:

Noun

Definitions
Noun
1

goods carried by a large vehicle

"The truck arrived at dawn carrying a heavy consignment of furniture for the new store."

2

the official act of consigning a person to confinement (as in a prison or mental hospital)

"After the jury's verdict, the court ordered his consignment to a maximum-security facility."

3

the delivery of goods for sale or disposal

"The shop owner received a consignment of vintage furniture that she hoped would sell quickly at her local market."

4

A collection of goods to be sent, in transit or having been sent.

"The truck arrived at the warehouse carrying a fresh consignment of winter coats from the manufacturer."

Related Terms
Broader Terms (hypernyms)
merchandise confinement delivery
Rhyming Words
ent bent ment went sent vent pent hent cent fent dent tent kent gent rent lent djent ament seent brent
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