Consignment
consignment (?), n.1. The act of consigning;
consignation.
2. (Com.) The act of consigning or
sending property to an agent or correspondent in another place,
as for care, sale, etc.
3. (Com.) That which is consigned;
the goods or commodities sent or addressed to a consignee at one
time or by one conveyance.
To increase your consignments of this
valuable branch of national commerce.
Burke.
4. The writing by which anything is
consigned.
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