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/kənsˈaɪnmənt/ Listen

noun

Consignment n.

The act of consigning; consignation.

(Com.) The act of consigning or sending property to an agent or correspondent in another place, as for care, sale, etc.

(Com.) That which is consigned; the goods or commodities sent or addressed to a consignee at one time or by one conveyance. "To increase your consignments of this valuable branch of national commerce."

The writing by which anything is consigned.

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... whose dominion overshadows and belittles the pomps and shows of a village. To be abandoned by one's King—yes, that is death, and death is much; but to be abandoned by Rome, to be abandoned by the Church! Ah, death is nothing to that, for that is consignment to ...

— Innocents abroad • Mark Twain

... output of high-grade pecans is increased, they may be disposed of through the usual nut trade channels—the commission men. The bulk of the product in the country to-day is handled by commission men, either being purchased direct or sold on consignment. If sold for cash in the home market, well and good, but if sold on consignment, choose one reliable commission house in each city in which the product is to be marketed—never two in the same city—and ship to ...

— The Pecan and its Culture • H. Harold Hume

... vast multitude have been consigned by "the lack of knowledge." And we have to appeal concerning them to whatever there is of benevolence and conscience, in those who deem themselves happy instances of exemption from this deplorable consignment; and are conscious that their state of inestimable privilege is the result, under the blessing of heaven, of the reception of information, of truth, ...

— An Essay on the Evils of Popular Ignorance • John Foster

... 20 shillings passage money. Soon after their arrival they framed and erected the first saw mill on the Nashwaak, probably the first built by English hands in the province. In September, same year, the "Peggy and Molly" brought a large consignment from New England for Capt. Glasier, including all the mill gear, a quantity of seed corn, barley and garden seeds, some live stock and fowls, household utensils and provisions. Capt. Glasier says in a letter to Wm. Hazen written in August, 1766, ...

— Glimpses of the Past - History of the River St. John, A.D. 1604-1784 • W. O. Raymond

... back again. She's early this season, which is fortunate, for we're badly in need of that consignment. 'Chips' will have to get up to Dawson to-morrow and bring the stuff back. Maybe ...

— Colorado Jim • George Goodchild

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