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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 appraiser might also suggest appropriate venues, such as an auction house or consignment store, Hall says.

From Seattle Times • May 15, 2023

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

From Washington Post • Nov. 22, 2022

The downsides of a growth spurt means that my mom insists on buying clothes that are two sizes too big for me when she’s at the consignment store.

From "The Benefits of Being an Octopus" by Ann Braden