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# consignment

noun (a consignment, consignments)

«consignment» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. A load of goods that is sent or delivered to someone at one time. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/consignment/#m1)
2. (formal) The act of sending or handing something over to someone to look after or sell. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/consignment/#m2)
3. «On consignment»: goods are left in a shop to sell, and the owner is paid only when they are sold. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/consignment/#m3)

### In the lessons

Used in business, shops, shipping and maths word problems about deliveries (a consignment of 400 boxes). Tells the reader that a batch of things arrived or was sent together. Phrases: «a consignment of», «a new consignment», «on consignment».

### Examples

- A consignment of books arrived at the library today. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/consignment/#x1)
- The shop is waiting for a new consignment of bikes. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/consignment/#x2)
- A consignment of 240 apples was shared between 8 shops. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/consignment/#x3)
- The ship carried a large consignment of bananas. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/consignment/#x4)
- The police found a consignment of fake trainers. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/consignment/#x5)
- She sells her paintings on consignment at the gallery. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/consignment/#x6)
- Each consignment is checked before it leaves the warehouse. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/consignment/#x7)

### Note

Countable: one consignment, two consignments. Formal or business word; in everyday talk people say «delivery», «load» or «shipment». In maths, a consignment is the total amount; you often divide it into equal parts or add several consignments together.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «consignment» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/consignment/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«consignment» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/consignment.html) on Mova free.