shipment on 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

• consignment — [n1] entrusting, handing over assignment, committal, dispatch, distribution, relegation, sending shipment, transmittal; concepts 108,143,217 Ant. holding, keeping, retention consignment [n2] something entrusted to another’s care batch, delivery,… …   New thesaurus

• consignment — [kən sīn′mənt] n. 1. a consigning or being consigned 2. something consigned; esp., a shipment of goods sent to a dealer for sale or safekeeping on consignment shipped or turned over to a dealer for sale, with payment to the owner to follow sale …   English World dictionary

• shipment — index cargo, carriage, consignment, delivery, freight Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …   Law dictionary

• shipment — ► NOUN 1) the action of shipping goods. 2) a consignment of goods shipped …   English terms dictionary

• consignment — /keuhn suyn meuhnt/, n. 1. the act of consigning. 2. something that is consigned. 3. Com. property sent to an agent for sale, storage, or shipment. 4. on consignment, (of goods) sent to an agent for sale, with title being held by the consignor… …   Universalium

• consignment — I. noun Date: circa 1668 1. the act or process of consigning 2. something consigned especially in a single shipment II. adjective Date: 1913 of, relating to, or received as goods on consignment < a consignment sale > …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• consignment — 1) A shipment or delivery of goods sent at one time. 2) Goods sent on consignment by a principal (consignor) to an agent (consignee), usually in a foreign country, for sale either at an agreed price or at the best market price. The agent, who… …   Accounting dictionary

• consignment — 1) A shipment or delivery of 2) Goods sent at one time. 3) Goods sent on consignment by a principal (consignor) to an agent (consignee), usually in a foreign country, for sale either at an agreed price or at the best market price. The agent, who… …   Big dictionary of business and management

• consignment — 1. adjective a consignment clothing shop Syn: secondhand, used, preowned, castoff, hand me down 2. noun Dexter has to initial the paperwork for any consignment Syn: delivery, shipment, load, boatload, truckload, cargo; batch; goods …   Thesaurus of popular words

• shipment — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. delivery, conveyance, carriage, truckage; load, cargo, freight, lading; order, consignment. See transportation. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. consignment, lot, load, goods shipped, cargo, carload, truckload …   English dictionary for students