"consignment" meaning in English

See consignment in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /kənˈsʌɪnm(ə)nt/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-consignment.wav [UK] Forms: consignment [singular], consignments [plural]
Etymology: consign + -ment Etymology templates: {{ety-suffix|consign|ment}} consign + -ment Head templates: {{noun}} [POS TABLE]
  1. A consignment is goods sent for sale.
    Sense id: simple-consignment-en-noun-gihLPty4
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Categories (other): Terms suffixed with -ment
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