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consignment store

American  

noun

  1. a retail store that sells secondhand items on behalf of others and receives a percentage of the sales price.


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Aptly named, the Gold Mine, a second-hand consignment store that funds the community library, might turn up a YSL coat or a Moncler sweater for peanuts.

From The Wall Street Journal Dec. 3, 2025

He has managed the retail and consignment store specializing in rare and popular sneaker brands since 2015.

From Los Angeles Times Dec. 19, 2023

The prosecution press release noted that after his arrest, Chamberlin tried to get rid of other firearms by selling four to a consignment store and transferring ownership of eight others to a neighbor.

From Seattle Times Nov. 29, 2022

But once in Miami, he visited Flight Club, an upscale sneaker consignment store.

From Washington Post Nov. 22, 2022

There was the $20 application fee at the Park Plaza, plus $20 for the belt I need for Menards, purchased only after comparison shopping at a consignment store.

From "Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America" by Barbara Ehrenreich

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