consignment
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5.1
- noun
- /kənˈsaɪn.mənt/
- Specialized
:
consignación
- I'd like to take some of your work on consignment.
- consignment ticket
- sell it on consignment
And it's basically like an online consignment and thrift store.
- And it's basically like an online consignment and thrift store.
- So initially, you know, he just left it on consignment and now we're kind of partners, right.
- Fred Up is an online consignment store, so you can buy clothes secondhand.
- Yeah, these are the places where a big building rents out space to individual antiques dealers and they sell on consignment.
- And if we didn't hit the sales goal, whatever product didn't sell, they would ship back to us and we wouldn't be paid for it, right, as a consignment deal.
Examples
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Just taking some old things to sell on consignment.
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I know some boutiques sell via consignment, but I'm not really sure how that works.
Blog text (21) -
Tickets for away games are sold on consignment for the home team.
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I can picture this story playing out right in front of me in our local consignment store.
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I live in Portland, Maine, where there are a couple of really great consignment shops.
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Ask a local bookseller if they'd take a couple of copies on consignment.
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I'm a freelancer of sorts; I do eBay consignment for people.
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Many people find great deals when shopping at a consignment store, where items are sold by their previous owners.
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The gallery holds exhibitions where artists display their works on consignment, meaning they don't get paid until their pieces sell.
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She decided to sell her used furniture on consignment, allowing the store to sell it without her taking ownership out right.
Synonyms
540
1.0
Bringing parcels or food to someone
537
2.3
Goods carried by a ship, plane, or large vehicle
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2.3
A load of goods sent together by one truck, plane, or ship
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3.9
Goods moved in large amounts by ship, train, or truck
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9.9
Giving your things to someone to hold or use for a short time so they must return them as agreed
A list that shows items sent in a delivery
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Etymology
Consignment comes from the Latin consignare, with con- 'together' and signare 'to sign', so think of leaving your items with a shop and signing a note that the shop will try to sell them. That's why goods on consignment still belong to the owner until they are sold.