- consignment
- n.a sale allowing the dealer to return unsold merchandise
to sell; ship on consignment
* * *[kən'saɪnmənt]ship on consignment['a sale allowing the dealer to return unsold merchandise'] to sell
Combinatory dictionary. 2013.
consignment
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consignment — I noun allocation, allotment, appropriation, assignation, assignment, cession, concession, consignation, conveyance, conveyancing, delivering to, dispatchment, distribution, expressage, goods shipped, interchange, merchandise sent, sending,… … Law dictionary
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