| n. | 1. | The act of consigning; consignation. |
| 2. | (Com.) The act of consigning or sending property to an agent or correspondent in another place, as for care, sale, etc. | |
| 3. | (Com.) That which is consigned; the goods or commodities sent or addressed to a consignee at one time or by one conveyance. | |
| 4. | The writing by which anything is consigned. |
| Noun | 1. | consignment - goods carried by a large vehicle |
| 2. | consignment - the official act of consigning a person to confinement (as in a prison or mental hospital) Synonyms: committal, commitment | |
| 3. | consignment - the delivery of goods for sale or disposal |
CONSIGNMENT. The goods or property sent by a common carrier from one or more persons called the consignors, from one place, to one or more persons, called the consignees, who are in another. By this term is also understood the goods sent by one person to another, to be sold or disposed of by the latter for and on account of the former.
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