consignment
pronunciation
How to pronounce consignment in British English:
UK [kənˈsaɪnmənt]
How to pronounce consignment in American English:
US [kənˈsaɪnmənt]
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- Noun:
- goods carried by a large vehicle
- the official act of consigning a person to confinement (as in a prison or mental hospital)
- the delivery of goods for sale or disposal
Word Origin
- consignment (n.)
- 1560s, "sealing with a sign," from consign + -ment. Meaning "delivering over" is from 1660s; especially of goods, for the sake of sale or auction, from c. 1700. Meaning "quantity of goods so assigned" is recorded from 1720s.
Example
- 1. We are pleased to inform you that the last lot consignment will be dispatched next month .
- 2. We confirm our respects of the 3rd may , and inform you that your consignment has duly arrived .
- 3. World bank researchers found that in pakistan , the time taken to clear an export consignment dropped from 31 to 22 days and the overall cost to process a container almost halved .
- 4. Winning a consignment takes patience , hard work and luck .
- 5. I 've something very unpleasant to talk with you . Upon the arrival of the first consignment , it was found that about 50 % of the sixty cases of pineapples were leaking .