consignment

  • 21consignment — con|sign|ment [ kən saınmənt ] noun 1. ) count an amount of goods delivered: Another consignment of nuclear waste is due to arrive tomorrow. a ) uncount the act of delivering goods to someone who has bought them 2. ) uncount FORMAL the act of… …

    Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • 22consignment — noun 1 (C) a quantity of goods delivered at the same time (+ of): a new consignment of computer games 2 (U) the act of delivering things …

    Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • 23consignment — con•sign•ment [[t]kənˈsaɪn mənt[/t]] n. 1) the act of consigning 2) something that is consigned 3) bus property sent to an agent, esp. for sale • on consignment Etymology: 1555–65 …

    From formal English to slang

  • 24consignment — /kɒnˈsaɪnmənt / (say kon suynmuhnt) noun 1. the act of consigning. 2. that which is consigned. 3. property sent to an agent for sale, storage, or shipment. –phrase 4. on consignment, (of goods) sent to an agent for sale, title being held by the… …

  • 25consignment — siunta statusas T sritis Gynyba apibrėžtis Vežti skirti pavieniai daiktai ar jų grupės. atitikmenys: angl. consignment pranc. expedition šaltinis NATO turto sekimo terminų žodynas AAP 35, 2000 …

    Lithuanian dictionary (lietuvių žodynas)

  • 26consignment — The act or process of consigning goods; the transportation of goods consigned; an article or collection of goods sent to a factor; goods or property sent, by the aid of a common carrier, from one person in one place to another person in another… …

    Black's law dictionary

  • 27consignment — The act or process of consigning goods; the transportation of goods consigned; an article or collection of goods sent to a factor; goods or property sent, by the aid of a common carrier, from one person in one place to another person in another… …

    Black's law dictionary

  • 28consignment — The entrusting of goods to another, to a carrier for delivery to a consignee designated or to one who is to sell the goods for the consignor. A consignment is nothing more than a bailment for sale. Re Sachs (DC Md) 21 F2d 984, 986 …

    Ballentine's law dictionary

  • 29Consignment stock — is stock legally owned by one party, but held by another. Contents 1 Ownership 2 Accounting 3 See also 4 External links …

    Wikipedia

  • 30consignment account — ➔ account1 * * * consignment account UK US noun [C] ► COMMERCE an account for goods that is sent to a person or company that is not the owner but is responsible for selling them or returning them to the owner if they are not sold: »The value of… …

    Financial and business terms