consignment

C2 Topic:Shopping & Services

US /kənˈsaɪnmənt/ See IPA manual

noun Freq #21462

Meanings

1

noun
A batch of goods that is sent or delivered, especially for sale.

A fresh consignment of books arrived at the shop this morning.
2

noun
An arrangement where you sell your goods through a shop but keep ownership until they sell.

She put her old dresses up for sale on consignment at a boutique.

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Synonyms

1 noun · a batch of goods that is... shipment

Word family

Forms consignments

Derived forms nonconsignmentreconsignment

Related forms consignee consignor

Etymology

From consign + -ment.

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Shopping & Services Word Formation & Derivatives

# consignment

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2
**Part of speech:** noun
**IPA (US):** kənˈsaɪnmənt
**Frequency rank:** 21462

## Meanings
1. A batch of goods that is sent or delivered, especially for sale.
2. An arrangement where you sell your goods through a shop but keep ownership until they sell.

## Examples
- A fresh consignment of books arrived at the shop this morning.
- She put her old dresses up for sale on consignment at a boutique.

## Derived Forms
- nonconsignment
- reconsignment

## Related Forms
- consignee
- consignor

## Etymology
From consign + -ment.

## AI Etymology
Consignment is from consign + -ment. The analysis is mainly morphological: the modern nominal form is built from the named base and affix. Current senses include a batch of goods that is sent or delivered, especially for sale and an arrangement where you sell your goods through a shop but keep ownership until they sell. The wider family includes derived forms such as nonconsignment and reconsignment and related words such as consignee and consignor.

## Topics
- Shopping & Services
- Word Formation & Derivatives

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