consignment
noun [C] /kənˈsaɪn.mənt/Definition
› an amount of goods that is sent somewhere: The most recent consignment of cloth was faulty.Products and producersBuying and selling in general on consignment › If goods are on consignment, the person or company that receives them will only pay for them after they have been sold.Products and producersBuying and selling in general
(Definition of consignment noun from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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