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US
/kənˈsaɪnmənt/
]
[ UK /kənsˈaɪnmənt/ ]
[ UK /kənsˈaɪnmənt/ ]
NOUN
- the official act of consigning a person to confinement (as in a prison or mental hospital)
- the delivery of goods for sale or disposal
- goods carried by a large vehicle
How To Use consignment In A Sentence
- A consignment of hatted and parasoled ladies was coming fast adown the avenue. Seven Men
- It's the sort of consignment Jan takes with her whenever she visits Romania, along with contraceptive coils and coffee.
- The consignment is a reactor imported by BPCL-Kochi Refinery for its vacuum gas oil hydro de-sulphurisation unit. WN.com - Articles related to Minister unveils plans for maritime tourism project
- The consignment consisted of costly goods, including epergnes, table and dessert services and ornamental figures.
- Police are now on the trail of the elusive Mr X, who they believe has just collected a large consignment of the drug.
- We had a large consignment of Liberty Engines from the U.S.A. (like the one at right - Ed) that had never been uncrated. The First World War Memoirs of Sampson J. Goodfellow, Part 36: Officer in Charge
- The most recent consignment of cloth was faulty.
- It shall undertake to store the consignment goods in dry and secure premises so that the goods are protected from the elements of the weather and to keep them in good condition.
- Developing inventory turn goals, by individual product or by product group, can uncover slow-moving items that are inappropriate for consignment.
- the weight of the documentation of all the consignments on board a contemporary container ship can exceed 90 pounds