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consignment

[kuhn-sahyn-muhnt] / kənˈsaɪn mənt /


NOUN
something entrusted to another's care
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“We had a table and chairs that would seat 12 people and came from Peter’s grandparents. The table was marred on top and the consignment people wouldn’t take it,” she said.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 8, 2026

When Ed’s health began to fade in 2023, his son, Bryan, arranged with a Keizer, Ore., store called Bricks & Minifigs—the local franchise of a nationwide chain of Lego resellers—to sell the collection on consignment.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 26, 2026

They also claim Law had violated corporate policy by agreeing to sell the collection on consignment.

From BBC ● Jun. 18, 2026

After gas spending, miscellaneous retailers—a category including gift shops and consignment stores—registered the highest growth in sales with a 2.3% monthly gain.

From Barron's ● Jun. 17, 2026

There are consignment forms from galleries, a proposal from a museum about a commission.

From "I'll Give You the Sun" by Jandy Nelson

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 UN denies his allegations, arguing that its consignments are bar-coded and traceable.

From BBC ● Sep. 23, 2025

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

A very interesting communication from Mr Williams accompanied one of the consignments, extracts of which I will quote.

From The Romance of Natural History, Second Series by Philip Henry Gosse


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