Noun: consignment kun'sIn-munt
- The delivery of goods for sale or disposal
"The art gallery received a valuable consignment of paintings"
- Goods carried by a large vehicle
"on arrival they transfered the consignment to the warehouse";
- cargo, lading, freight, load, payload, shipment
- The official act of consigning a person to confinement (as in a prison or mental hospital)
"The judge ordered the consignment of the defendant to a psychiatric facility for evaluation";
- commitment, committal
Derived forms: consignments
Type of: bringing, confinement, delivery, merch [informal], merchandise, product, ware
Encyclopedia: Consignment