Found 2 items, similar to consignment.
English → English (WordNet) Definition: consignment consignment n 1: goods carried by a large vehicle [syn: cargo, lading, freight, load, loading, payload, shipment] 2: the official act of consigning a person to confinement (as in a prison or mental hospital) [syn: commitment, committal] 3: the delivery of goods for sale or disposal
English → English (gcide) Definition: Consignment Consignment \Con*sign"ment\, n. 1. The act of consigning; consignation. [1913 Webster] 2. (Com.) The act of consigning or sending property to an agent or correspondent in another place, as for care, sale, etc. [1913 Webster] 3. (Com.) That which is consigned; the goods or commodities sent or addressed to a consignee at one time or by one conveyance. [1913 Webster] To increase your consignments of this valuable branch of national commerce. --Burke. [1913 Webster] 4. The writing by which anything is consigned. [1913 Webster]