to consign
1
6.8
- verb
- /kənˈsaɪn/
- Specialized
:
consignar
- He arranged to consign his antique furniture to the auction house for sale.
Examples
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The crates, they're consigned to the Natural History Museum in Chicago.
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Consigned to a Lynchburg auction house, the comics sold in broken lots brought $1,345.67; the La-Z-Boy chair brought $38.21.
Fiction book (1997) -
A gallery director saw my images at a weekend show and asked me to consign some photos.
Academic text (1995) -
I have three hundred tons of sugar consigned to Her and a portion of the profits, Which will go to the right people.
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The packing case is to be shipped on the midnight plane, consigned ostensibly to the museum in Rome.
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Furniture with quality craftsmanship and timeless design can be transformed and given a second life when handed down, donated, or consigned.
Blog text (23) -
A barge captain in Paris told me about a Norwegian ship in Le Havre, from which he had taken a load of goods consigned to people in Paris.
Fiction book (1995) -
James Bartlet became an indispensable part of the operations of Alexander Bartlet & George Campbell Company by enticing area planters to consign their crops to the company.
Academic text (2004) -
The artist decided to consign her paintings to the local gallery for the upcoming exhibition.
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The museum will consign several artifacts to the traveling exhibit next month.
Synonyms
∞
1.0
Make a letter, package, or email go to another person
933
1.0
To bring letters or goods to a person, a place
376
1.8
Cause something to go to other people or places
347
1.1
To send goods to another place, often by truck, plane or boat
127
1.0
To send a letter or package to someone by mail
20
3.5
To send goods to customers by mail or truck
18
3.5
To take people or things from one place to another
9
2.9
To post or email something to another place
3
2.0
To take a package to a person or place and give it to them
Antonyms
How Sent
933
1.0
- Specialized
1
6.8
347
1.1
107
4.1
∞
1.0
∞
1.0
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Consign also came to mean sending goods to another person for delivery or sale, from Latin consignare ('to mark' or 'to seal') and related to sign and signature. That's why to consign goods is to officially send them to someone else to deliver or sell.