consignment
noun
the act of consigning.
consignments
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pluralof consignment.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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Archived, whose clientele consists mostly of celebrities and high-profile curators such as Timothée Chalamet, Travis Scott and Don Toliver, sources its pieces through consignments from sellers and endless hours spent hunting across international marketplaces.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 17, 2026
"We're seeing 20 to 30 percent more engagement, more registration, more people bidding," Ibrahim Faraj, Propstore's UK consignments manager, explained at a media preview of some British-based items before they headed to California.
From Barron's ● Feb. 25, 2026
The group had reportedly gone to the farm in search of edible food from consignments of recently expired or soon-to-be-expired produce.
From BBC ● Oct. 2, 2024
On top of this, consignments will need to be expensively signed off by accredited vets.
From BBC ● Sep. 1, 2023
At Liverpool and Manchester quantities of not less than, say, 100 bales are preferred, whereas Marseilles would take smaller consignments of 20 or 40 bales.
From Notes on Agriculture in Cyprus and Its Products by William Bevan
